Turkish army has started an operation in the rural areas of Goksiya jor, Yahya, Qapaklı and Dondara villages in Erzurum's Karayazı district.

Local sources report that a number of special operations teams were dispatched to the mentioned area at 23:00 last night and the military reinforcement continued in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

On the other hand, a civilian named Tayfur Çelik was detained by soldiers in Dandara village. While the reason for Çelik's detention remains unclear, it is not known where he has been taken to.