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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 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 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 …
Turkey's eastern and southern borders will be sealed with cameras, sensors and walls as a precaution against terror, drug trafficking and irregular migration, the republic's interior minister Suleyman Soylu said. …
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 …
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. …
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 …
Turkish police have detained two suspects who might have a connection to the US Embassy shooting in Ankara, Anadolu agency reported. The agency added that the police also managed to find a vehicle that was used in the incident. …
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 …
Turkey's Parliament Speaker Binali Yildirim has termed the U.S. decision to impose sanctions on two Turkish ministers as "unlawful and extremely arbitrary". "The sanctions decision taken by the U.S. …
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. …
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 …
Turkey's security forces discovered a huge ammunition cache belonged to the PKK group in rural areas of southeastern Hakkari province, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. He specified that 116 …
The introduction of the Russian surface-to-air missile systems S-400 into service will minimize the country’s external dependence, the Minister of Internal Affairs of Turkey Suleyman Soylu said.
Motorcade of Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu got into an accident in the Tekirdag province of Turkey, Turkish media reported. As a result of the road accident, six people were injured. The minister wasn't …
Turkey's prisoners will wear a single-type uniform, sources in the country's Interior Ministry said. Single-type uniform for prisoners will be used for the first time in one of the prisons in Turkey's Diyarbakir …
Turkey’s security forces have arrested a man who allegedly played a "key" role in the murder of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Andrey Karlov, according to local media reports. The suspect, identified with …
Two women who wanted to unfurl a banner for the May 1 Worker’s Day celebrations were detained in Taksim Square, which is closed to celebrations, the Hurriyet newspaper reported. The women entered the square despite tightened …
Turkey's police force has suspended more than 9,000 officers over alleged links to the US-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gulen. It said the action had been taken on the grounds of national security. …
Anti-terror operations were conducted in 21 Turkish provinces, leading to the arrest of 412 suspects from the PKK terrorist organization and its umbrella structure, the KCK, the country's Ministry of the Interior said. Police also …
