Türkiye's National Intelligence Organization (MIT) on Wednesday “neutralized” senior PKK terrorist Gulistan Tekik in northern Iraq, according to security sources.

Turkish authorities use the term “neutralize” to imply that the terrorists in question surrendered or were killed or captured.

A targeted operation was carried out in the city of Sulaymaniyah after MIT received intelligence about the presence of Tekik in the city, the sources said.

Tekik joined the terrorist organization in 1998 and had been wanted for “being a member of an armed terrorist organization.”

She was determined to have a fake identity card prepared for her on the special instructions of Murat Karayilan, one of the leaders of the PKK/KCK terrorist group.

Tekik was reportedly a key figure in the terrorist organization's activities in the region.

She was carrying out propaganda and disinformation activities for the terrorist organization with the support of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) as well as recruitment activities.


This operation was part of Türkiye's ongoing counter-terrorism efforts against the PKK, which it, along with the US and the EU, designates as a terrorist organization.

In its 40-year terror campaign against Türkiye, the PKK has been responsible for the deaths of more than 40,000 people, including women, children, infants and the elderly.