Turkish armed forces have hit 471 terror targets since the beginning of the latest military offensive in northern Iraq and Syria.
A total of "254 terrorists have been neutralized," Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Wednesday. "The operation will continue with attacks from the air and with land-based guns," Akar added.
Since Saturday night, Türkiye has been carrying out airstrikes on the YPG targets in northern Syria and on the PKK targets in northern Iraq.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has signalled that his country will launch ground offensives to follow up on recent airstrikes on YPG/PKK positions in Syria and Iraq.
The Turkish government has linked its airstrikes to an attack on Istanbul's Istiklal shopping street over a week ago.
It sees the YPG and the PKK as the masterminds behind the attack, but both have denied this. The investigation is still ongoing, the exact circumstances of the attack are unclear.
