President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday sent a message to Turkish troops conducting a land and air operation against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terrorists in Northern Iraq.
"I wish Turkish soldiers, who don't give the PKK terror group a chance to blink, success in this strenuous operation," Erdoğan wrote in a Twitter post.
"My prayers are with you. May God help you!"
The Turkish Armed Forces launched a counter-terrorism operation in Hakurk, northern Iraq, according to a statement by Turkish National Defense Ministry on Tuesday.
The military offensive initiated on Monday aims to neutralize terrorists in the area.
The offensive began with artillery shelling and continued with airstrikes and commando operations.
Airstrikes destroyed weapons positions, shelters, caves and ammunition depots used by the terrorists, with support from combat drones.
In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the deaths of nearly 40,000 people, including many women and children.
