Two soldiers martyred in SE Turkey cliff fall

ANKARA

Two Turkish soldiers were martyred and one other injured when they fell from a cliff in Turkey’s southeastern Hakkari province on Thursday, the military said on Saturday.

The Turkish General Staff released a statement saying the three soldiers fell from a cliff in the Yuksekova district in icy conditions while on active duty.

*Reporting by Ozcan Yildirim; Writing by Fatma Bulbul