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Reasons for resignation of Turkish interior minister

Reasons for resignation of Turkish interior minister

The Hurriyet newspaper has revealed the reasons for the resignation of the Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala. Ala’s resignation is linked to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s …

Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala resigns

Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala resigns

Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala has resigned, Sputnik writes. His office is taken by Labor and Social Security Minister Suleyman Soylu, local media reported citing Prime Minister Binali …

Armed attack on opposition leader in northeastern Turkey

Armed attack on opposition leader in northeastern Turkey

Three Turkish troops were wounded on Thursday when Kurdish militants opened fire on the convoy of Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu but the opposition chief was unharmed, the Turkish Interior …

Are days of Daesh in Syria counted?

Are days of Daesh in Syria counted?

Turkey's armed units started a ground operation against Daesh in northern Syria. Turkish army backed by the Syrian opposition forces launched a cross-border operation named Euphrates Shield to clear the Syrian border town of Jarablus from …

Yildirim’s convoy was fired during coup

Yildirim’s convoy was fired during coup

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim’s convoy was fired at by an alleged gendarmerie vehicle in the Kastamonu province, when Yildirim was on his way to Ankara, from where he intended to control the emergency situation …

PKK’s lucrative cannabis fields rooted out: Interior minister

PKK’s lucrative cannabis fields rooted out: Interior minister

A total of 43.9 million cannabis roots have been eradicated in recent anti-terror operations in Turkey’s southeast, depriving the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party(PKK) of around 2.7 billion Turkish Liras in revenue, Interior …

 Erdogan approves new government formed by Yildirim

Erdogan approves new government formed by Yildirim

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has approved the composition of the 65th government of the Turkish Republic formed by the leader of the ruling Justice and Development Party Binali Yildirim. The composition …

Terrorist attack in Ankara: investigation continues

Terrorist attack in Ankara: investigation continues

Yesterday's explosion at a bus stop near the public garden Güvenpark when there were large crowds of people in the center of Ankara, was the fifth terrorist attack in the past few months. According to recent reports, 37 …