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President Gül announced "revenge" in a statement on the PKK attacks on 19 October that caused the death of 24 soldiers. The General Staff Presidency launched a large-scale air-land operations in the region. The Turkish people want the fighting to stop once and for all.

Thousands of people in south-eastern Turkey demonstrated against military operations that left 12 PKK members and 5 soldiers dead. Shops in the region remained closed, schools were boycotted. Demonstrators clashed with the police.