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By Ferdi Turkten, Ilhan Toprak, Tuba Karahan and Tevfik Isik KAYSERI, (AA): A suicide car bomb attack on Saturday killed 14 soldiers and wounded 55 others in the central Turkish province of Kayseri, according to local sources. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu earlier confirmed a death toll of thirteen people after the blast targeting a […]

11th Dec 2016

Turkey: Terror attack in Istanbul claims 36 lives

ISTANBUL (AA): At least 36 people, including 27 police officers, were martyred in two separate bomb attacks in the Besiktas district of Istanbul, the country’s interior minister said early Sunday. Two police chiefs were among the deceased and at least 166 people were injured, Suleyman Soylu told reporters in Istanbul. Ten suspects have been detained […]

24th Nov 2016

Turkey: Bomb attack in Adana province kills 2, injures 16

By Erdinc Aksoy and Aynur Ekiz ADANA, (AA): Two people were killed and 16 others were injured in a car bomb attack in the parking lot of the governor’s office in southern Turkey’s Adana province early Thursday, the provincial governor said. Adana Governor Mahmut Demirtas told Anadolu Agency the car exploded at 8.05 a.m. […]

18th Nov 2016

Turkey welcomes Meskhetian Turks from east Ukraine

ERZINCAN, Turkey (AA): More than 300 Meskhetian Turks from the Turkish-speaking minority in eastern Ukraine arrived in Turkey’s eastern Erzincan province early Friday. The group also known as Ahiska Turks have fled their homes during the conflict between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian separatists in the eastern region of Ukraine. This is the fourth group that […]

4th Nov 2016

Turkey: Explosion hits SE Turkey, kills one, injures 30

By Sema Kaplan DIYARBAKIR, (AA): A vehicle bomb attack on a police station in the largest city in southeast Turkey resulted in one death and 30 injuries on Friday, the provincial governor’s office said. The Diyarbakir Governorate did not give a casualty figure but a security source earlier told Anadolu Agency that six people […]

22nd Oct 2016

Iraq: US, Turkey agree ‘in principle’ on Mosul battle

By Kasim Ileri WASHINGTON (AA): There is “an agreement in principle” to include Turkey in the offensive to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul from Daesh, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter reportedly said Friday. Turkey should “appropriately have a role in the counter-ISIL campaign in both Syria and Iraq,” American media quoted Carter as […]

21st Oct 2016

Turkey: 30 migrants rescued overnight from boat in Aegean

By Hanife Erdinc CANAKKALE, Turkey (AA): Thirty foreigners were rescued by the Coast Guard after their motorboat broke down overnight Wednesday in the northern Aegean Sea off Canakkale’s Ayvacik district, a Coast Guard security source said. The source, who asked not to be named due to restrictions on speaking to the media, said that […]

14th Oct 2016

US: Anger greets US Navy’s Ottoman tweet

WASHINGTON (AA) – There has been upset after the U.S. Navy tweeted an historical image depicting American sailors killing troops under the Ottoman flag. The navy tweeted the celebratory message to mark its 241st anniversary Thursday. A caption on the image read: “American Sailors tough, bold, ready” — each adjective was also represented by a […]

11th Oct 2016

Erdogan says Turkey will not take orders from Iraq

By Diyar Guldogan ANKARA (AA) – Turkey will not take instructions from Iraq on Bashiqa Camp, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday. In his address to the 9th Eurasian Islamic Council in Istanbul, Erdogan told Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi to “know his limits,” reminding him the presence of Turkish military in Iraq was […]

8th Oct 2016

Turkey: Muslim leaders warn Al-Aqsa Mosque ‘is in danger’

By Ilker Girit ISTANBUL (AA): More than 500 Muslim leaders and clerics from 30 countries met in Istanbul on Friday to warn that the Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third holiest site that is located in Jerusalem, was in danger. The religious and political leaders, representing at least 50 civil society organizations and political parties in […]

7th Oct 2016

Turkey: Blast near police station in Istanbul injures 10 people

ISTANBUL (AA): The suspected PKK terrorist who detonated a bomb-laden motorcycle that injured nearly a dozen victims in Istanbul has been captured, a security source said Friday. The suspect was caught with a fake ID card at a security check point in Aksaray province , the source added. Two other suspects in the car were […]

29th Aug 2016

Syria: Free Syrian Army frees villages around Jarabul

By Halit Suleyman, Kurbani Geyik and Sinan Uslu JARABULUS, Syria (AA): A string of villages in northern Syria have been liberated by the Free Syrian Army (FSA), a commander said Sunday, following the group’s success in freeing Jarabulus from Daesh. The FSA field commander, who asked to remain anonymous for fear of Daesh retribution, […]

28th Aug 2016

Turkey: New rule allows female Turkish police to wear headscarf

By Orhan Onur Gemici ANKARA (AA): Female police officers in Turkey will now be able to wear a headscarf as part of their uniform, according to a new ruling published on Saturday. Turkey’s Official Gazette carries a new rule which will allow policewomen to wear a headscarf under their caps or beret on condition […]

25th Aug 2016

Turkey: US had ‘no foreknowledge of Turkey coup bid’

By Satuk Bugra Kutlugun and Diyar Guldogan ANKARA (AA): U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday pledged to do everything to help bring those behind the July 15 coup attempt to justice. Speaking during a day-long visit to the Turkish capital Ankara, he said American officials were working alongside Turkish counterparts on the extradition […]

24th Aug 2016

US receives Turkey’s request for extradition of Gulen

By Esra Kaymak Avci WASHINGTON (AA): U.S. State Department announced Tuesday it has received a formal request from Ankara for the extradition of Fetullah Gulen, sought in Turkey on charges of leading a bloody coup attempt last month. “We can confirm now that Turkey has requested the extradition of Mr. Gulen,” agency spokesman Mark […]

22nd Aug 2016

Turkey: Early signs point to Daesh in wedding blast, 51 killed

ISTANBUL (AA): President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said early signs point to Daesh’s involvement in Saturday’s deadly blast that targeted a wedding ceremony in southeast Turkey. Speaking to reporters in Istanbul Sunday, Erdogan said a suicide bomber aged between 12 and 14 was involved in the attack, adding the bomber either blew himself up or […]

21st Aug 2016

Turkey: Death toll rises to 30 in terror attack in SE Turkey

GAZIANTEP (AA): At least 30 people were killed and 94 wounded in a blast at a wedding ceremony on Saturday in southeastern Turkey, the regional governor said. The “terror attack” took place in the Beybahce neighborhood of the Gaziantep province’s Sahinbey district, according to a statement by the governor’s office. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned […]

18th Aug 2016

UK: Turkish MPs say attempted coup was existential threat to Turkey

By Ahmed J Versi “We thought the era of coup was over in Turkey. That is why everyone in Turkey, the Government and the opposition were surprised and taken aback with the July 15 failed coup,” AK Party MP for Adana, Talip Kucukcan told British Muslims earlier this month. He was part of a cross […]

18th Aug 2016

Turkey: 3 killed, 71 injured in terror attack in eastern Turkey

By Necat Hazar VAN, (AA): Three victims were killed Tuesday in a terror attack in the eastern city of Van, authorities told Anadolu Agency. Deputy Gov. Mehmet Parlak said the casualties occurred when PKK terrorists detonated a bomb-wired vehicle near a police station in the Ipekyolu district. Speaking also to Anadolu Agency, ruling AK […]

11th Aug 2016

Turkey: Twin PKK attacks kills 8 in SE Turkey

By Halil Ibrahim Sincar, Adnan Kochan and Osman Oksuz MARDIN, (AA): Eight people, including police officers, were killed and several others injured on Wednesday in two separate PKK bomb attacks in southeastern Turkey, according to the country’s transport minister. At least three people, including one police officer, were killed and 30 others, including five […]

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