ERBIL - Turkey claimed on Wednesday that it had "neutralized" ten fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the Kurdistan Region border areas.

Anadolu Agency cited a press release by Turkey's National Defense Ministry as claiming that at least five PKK fighters were "neutralized" in Haftanin and Hakurk areas.

During a separate operation in Asos region, the Turkish army "neutralized" five more PKK members, the statement added.

The military campaigns were carried out through reconnaissance and surveillance activities, the ministry continued.

Turkish authorities often use the word "neutralized" to imply the PKK fighters in question whether they were killed or arrested.