The bomb attack, allegedly carried out by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), caused heavy damage to outer walls of the police headquarters in the town of Cinar in the province of Diyarbakir, the Dogan news agency reported.
The rebels then followed up the car bomb with rocket attacks and long-range gunfire, it added.
Adjacent housing for police officers was also hit, wounding the wives of police and several children, Dogan said. At least 22 people were wounded in the attack, it said.
The PKK has been fighting against the Turkish state since 1984, initially for Kurdish independence, although it now presses for greater autonomy and rights for the country's largest ethnic minority.
Turkish forces and PKK fighters have been engaged in intense clashes in the southeast of the country since a 2013 ceasefire collapsed in July and Turkey started an air campaign against the group.
The conflict has left tens of thousands dead over the years.
Source: Al Jazeera and agencies
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