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Turkish police detain 418 people in PKK probe

Turkish police detain 418 people in PKK probe

The police detained 418 people across 29 provinces in an investigation related to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) terror group, according to the Turkish Interior Ministry. Four hundred and eighteen people have been detained …

Temporary head of Istanbul Municipality appointed

Temporary head of Istanbul Municipality appointed

The governor of Istanbul Ali Yerlikaya became the temporary head of the city's municipality, according to the Turkish Interior Ministry. The Supreme Electoral Council of Turkey has recently reported that the new …

Death toll in Istanbul building collapse climbs to 14

Death toll in Istanbul building collapse climbs to 14

The death toll from the collapse of Istanbul building has risen to 14 after three more bodies were recovered, Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said. He said 14 people had been rescued from the debris of the …

 Record number of Russians visit Turkey in 2018

Record number of Russians visit Turkey in 2018

Russian citizens topped the list of foreign tourists entering Turkey in 2018, according to the Turkish Interior Ministry's statement. The ministry's Directorate General of Migration Management said that nearly 6 million Russians …

Teen shoots teacher with gun carried in guitar case in Turkey

Teen shoots teacher with gun carried in guitar case in Turkey

A 16-year-old schoolboy, who had been skipping classes, had an argument with his teacher that led to the latter being shot in the legs. A high school senior from the city of Afyonkarahisar in western Turkey fired at the teacher with a …

Ilham Aliyev receives Turkish interior minister

Ilham Aliyev receives Turkish interior minister

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has received a delegation led by Turkish Minister of Interior Suleyman Soylu, according to the statement posted on the Azerbaijani presidential website. …

Rize police chief killed in Turkey by another officer

Rize police chief killed in Turkey by another officer

Rize police chief Altuğ Verdi has died and two others wounded in shooting believed to have been carried out by a police officer at Rize Police Department in northeastern Turkey. Verdi was taken to the hospital in critical condition …

Turkey to take census of Syrian refugees

Turkey to take census of Syrian refugees

Turkey will take a census of Syrian refugees, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. The minister said that the presence of Syrian refugees in Turkey is a very complex issue and should be thoroughly examined, …

More than 500 people detained in Turkey over links to PKK

More than 500 people detained in Turkey over links to PKK

More than 500 people were detained in Turkey as part of the operation conducted against the PKK terrorist organization, the Turkish Interior Ministry reported. In a statement, the ministry said 544 detentions across the country …

Death toll from lorry crash in Turkey's Izmir climbs to 22

Death toll from lorry crash in Turkey's Izmir climbs to 22

At least 22 people, including a number of children, were killed in Turkey's Izmir when a lorry carrying migrants plunged off a road. The lorry, which was travelling from Aydin to Izmir, crashed through a barrier and landed in an …

Group of terrorists liquidated in Turkey's Hatay

Group of terrorists liquidated in Turkey's Hatay

Five terrorists were liquidated in the Turkish province of Hatay, the Turkish media reported. Turkey's Ministry of Internal Affairs said that on August 28 the terrorists took five hostages who were released later. …

 Turkey eliminates 26 PKK members

Turkey eliminates 26 PKK members

At least 26 PKK terrorists were eliminated in counterterrorism operations across Turkey over the past week, according to the country's Interior Ministry. In a statement, the ministry said the Turkish Armed Forces carried out 2,156 …

Russian lawmaker slam US sanctions against Turkey

Russian lawmaker slam US sanctions against Turkey

Deputy head of the International Committee of the State Duma Alexey Chepa criticized a U.S. move to impose sanctions on two Turkish Cabinet members as "counterproductive and destructive". "Every day we …

Ankara to retaliate against US sanctions

Ankara to retaliate against US sanctions

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu demanded that the United States reverse its decision to impose sanctions over detention of Pastor Andrew Brunson and threatened to retaliate.  …

More than 30 terrorists killed in Turkey

More than 30 terrorists killed in Turkey

At least 36 PKK terrorists have been killed as part of anti-terror operations across Turkey over the past week, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. According to the ministry, the Turkish Armed Forces carried out 1,994 …