Turkish security forces have killed 22 PKK terrorists in operations and clashes southeast Turkey, the military announced on Saturday.

According to the statement of the Turkish General Staff, 17 PKK members were killed in anti-terror operations in Turkey's southeastern Cizre district of the Şırnak province.

Three terrorists were killed in Diyarbakır's Sur district, while another two PKK terrorists were killed in Çukurca district of Hakkari.

The latest operation in Şırnak's Cizre district totalled the number of killed terrorists in the area to 429.

During the operations, security forces have seized two AK-47 machine guns, eight magazines, 69 cartridges, one rocket launcher, three hand guns, one flame thrower, nine hunting rifles, 411 rifle cartridges, five hand grenades, nine radios, 533 kilograms of ammonium nitrate used for making explosives, detonating cords and documents as well as first aid kits.