Ankara, Turkey (CNN) -- Twenty-five soldiers were killed during an early Wednesday morning attack in southeastern Turkey, officials said.
Rockets were launched at security forces and military sites in the town of Cukurca, an official with the provincial governor's office and Turkish President Abdullah Gul said.
Gul blamed terrorism when he spoke about the attack during a televised address.
"Our determination is certain. Those who think that democratic improvements in Turkey are achieved as a result of terrorism are making a big mistake," Gul said. "It is our decision to continue the struggle against terrorism without giving any concessions."
Following the attack, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan canceled his trip to Kazakhstan, planned for Wednesday.
"We changed our plans after hearing about the very sad incident that happened early this morning. We learned that 25 soldiers, our heroes were killed during a cowardly attack," said Deputy Prime Minister Bulent Arinc .
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