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ANKARA, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- Nine soldiers and eight civilians were killed when outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants staged a car bomb attack targeting a military post in the southeastern province of Hakkari, the Hakkari Governor's Office announced.
Hakkari Governor Cüneyt Orhan Toprak said 17 were killed and 27 others injured after PKK militants detonated a bomb-laden car at a gendarmerie checkpoint in Hakkari's Semdinli district in the morning during a vehicle and identity check.
According to Turkish General Staff, 387 PKK militants have been killed in Hakkari since Aug. 4.
A wide-scale air-supported operation is being conducted in the region, the military added.
Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said the country would "not surrender to terror organizations" and vowed that all who conducted attacks would pay the price.
Semdinli is a mountainous area near the border with Iraq and Iran in the province of Hakkari, where PKK terrorists are active, Turkish Daily Sabah said.
The PKK is listed as a terrorist organization by the United States, the European Union and Turkey.
