Police officer Vedat Kaya was kidnapped when he was heading from Mardin to Mus with his family on the Diyarbakir-Bingol Highway, police said.
The PKK members allegedly stopped his car and kidnapped him after learning that he was a police officer. His family was let go, police added.
In a separate incident, at least seven police officers were injured in a hand grenade attack in Diyarbakir`s Bismil district.
The attack took place at the districts` police department.
The injured were taken to Bismil State Hospital. Police have launched an investigation into the incident.
Also, at least three Turkish policemen were injured in a bomb attack in eastern Hakkari province on Friday.
According to preliminary reports, a hand-made explosive targeted police in the province’s Semdinli district that left at least three personnel injured, including one in critical condition.
The critically-injured police officer was taken to the Yuksekova State Hospital for medical treatment.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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