
The incident occurred on October 31 in the Hakkari province on the border with Iran.
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Hakkari Province is a border area where incidents involving armed groups or smugglers frequently occur.
The incident took place on October 31 near the town of Yuksekova in the Hakkari province in eastern Turkey, near the border with Iran.
Turkish Defense Ministry spokesman Rear Admiral Zeki Akturk announced on Thursday that the shelling was believed to have been carried out from Iranian territory. The soldier died during an intervention related to illegal border crossing.
The representative of the Ministry of Defense in Ankara announced that talks were held with the Iranian side after the incident. He added that court and administrative proceedings were initiated in both Turkey and Iran.
We continue our activities, which are carried out in close coordination with the Iranian authorities and are aimed at fully clarifying all aspects of this case, he noted.
Dangerous in the southeast of Turkey
The media note that in the border region in southeastern Turkey, there have been numerous incidents in the past involving armed groups or smugglers and Turkish security forces.
Hakkari province was also one of the flashpoints in the conflict between Turkey and the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party. However, there is no indication that Saturday's shooting was related to this organization, which is involved in peace talks with the government in Ankara.

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