Several Turkish soldiers were killed in an attack by Kurdish militants in Hakkari in the southeast of the country.
The PKK claimed responsibility for the attack and said 15 soldiers died.
Turkish media said bombs were detonated as two military vehicles were passing in the village of Daglica.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promised "a very particular and decisive" response, while speaking on Turkish TV.
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