A soldier has died as a result of a terrorist attack carried out by the PKK in İslahiye district of Southeastern Gaziantep province.According to reports, a group of soldiers was carrying out a search in Nur Mountains early Monday, when they were attacked by PKK terrorists with long-barreled weapons.The soldier who was shot in the terrorist attack was brought to Balcalı Hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries. A comprehensive operation was launched in the region following the terrorist attack. Turkey has been hit by violence since a suicide bomb attack by a suspected ISIS supporter killed 32 activists in Suruç on July 20. The Turkish government has intensified its counterterror operations following the recent attacks carried out by the PKK, which is recognized as a terrorist organization by the U.S., the EU and Turkey.More than 2,000 terrorists have been killed since July 22, Turkey's interior minister has said. Formed in 1978, the terrorist group has been fighting the Turkish government for an independent state until the early 2000's. The group then shifted its goal to autonomy in predominately Kurdish inhabited regions of Turkey.The PKK announced on July 11 that the cease-fire which was declared via a message from the PKK's imprisoned leader Abdullah Öcalan in 2013 has ended. Turkish security forces have arrested hundreds of people with suspected links to ISIS, the PKK, and leftist groups, detaining over 1,300 people across the country, according to a recent statement released by the Prime Minister's Office.The Turkish Air Force has been carrying airstrikes against the PKK in northern Iraq and the ISIS terrorists in northern Syria.