Turkey: Two attackers killed during assault attempt on Istanbul courthouse, six wounded
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Turkey: Two attackers killed during assault attempt on Istanbul courthouse, six wounded

India TV News  

Istanbul: Two people were shot dead during an attempt to attack a courthouse in Turkey's Istanbul on Tuesday, according to Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Yerlikaya later identified the attackers as members of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party/Front, or DHKP/C, a far-left group that is considered a terrorist organization in Turkey, the United States and the European Union. The group also claimed responsibility for a February 2013 suicide bomb attack on the US Embassy in Ankara in which a Turkish security guard was killed and four other people wounded. ALSO READ | Turkey: Two masked gunmen kill 52-year-old man in Istanbul Catholic church I VIDEO

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Kurdish militants claim responsibility for deadly attack on Turkish defense firm
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Kurdish militants claim responsibility for deadly attack on Turkish defense firm

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A banned Kurdish militant group …

Turkey strikes northern Iraq and Syria after attack kills 5 near Ankara
2 months ago

Turkey strikes northern Iraq and Syria after attack kills 5 near Ankara

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The strikes targeted sites linked …

Deadly Attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. Leaves 5 Dead
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2 months ago

Deadly Attack on Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. Leaves 5 Dead

Live Mint  

Turkey confirms five deaths in an attack on a state-owned defense company, the deadliest act of terrorism in the country in nearly two years. The attack, carried out by two assailants, resulted in the deaths of five people and 22 wounded. The perpetrators are believed to be members of the Kurdish-backed militant group, the PKK, and the attack is seen …

Turkey strikes Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria following deadly terrorist attack on defence company that left five dead and 22 injured
2 months ago

Turkey strikes Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria following deadly terrorist attack on defence company that left five dead and 22 injured

Daily Mail  

Turkey's air force struck Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday in an apparent retaliation to a terrorist attack that killed five people and wounded 22 others. Authorities said she and a male attacker were 'neutralised' The two people with guns and backpacks during an attack on the premises of the Turkish state-run aerospace and defence company Interior …

The Islamic State group claims responsibility for the Istanbul church attack that killed one person
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Islamic State group claims responsibility for the Istanbul church attack that killed one person

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass that killed one person. The extremist group said in a statement late Sunday on Aamaq, the group’s media arm, that it “attacked a gathering of Christian unbelievers during their polytheistic ceremony” inside the Santa Maria Church in …

Turkey: 1 killed as armed assailants attack Italian church in Istanbul
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Turkey: 1 killed as armed assailants attack Italian church in Istanbul

Firstpost  

During a religious service on Sunday, two men opened fire on an Italian church in Istanbul, killing one person, according to Turkey’s interior minister. Two masked individuals carried out the attack at the Santa Maria church in Istanbul’s Sariyer district at approximately 11:40, according to posts made by Ali Yerlikaya on social media. The pastor announced that one of the …

2 masked men kill a person in attack on Catholic church in Istanbul. Officials detain 2 ISIS members
10 months, 3 weeks ago

2 masked men kill a person in attack on Catholic church in Istanbul. Officials detain 2 ISIS members

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — Two masked assailants attacked a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass, killing one person, Turkish officials said. The armed assailants attacked the Santa Maria Church in the Sariyer district at 11:40 a.m., Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said in a statement on the X platform. Turkish police officers stand guard in a cordoned off area outside …

Turkey: Two masked gunmen kill 52-year-old man in Istanbul Catholic church I VIDEO
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Turkey: Two masked gunmen kill 52-year-old man in Istanbul Catholic church I VIDEO

India TV News  

Istanbul: Two masked gunmen shot one person dead during Sunday service at a church in Istanbul, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said, adding that authorities were working to capture the assailants. Watch: 52-year-old man dies, no wounded in church attack - Istanbul governor Yerlikaya, who condemned the attack, said it took place around 0840 GMT at the Italian Santa Maria Catholic …

6 Turkish soldiers killed in an attack on a base in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region
11 months, 1 week ago

6 Turkish soldiers killed in an attack on a base in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — Six Turkish soldiers were killed Friday in an attack on a military base in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. The clashes follow a similar attack in northern Iraq three weeks ago that led to the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers. PKK-affiliated militants tried to break into a Turkish base in northern Iraq on …

Turkey hits 70 sites linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq in retaliation for soldiers’ deaths
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Turkey hits 70 sites linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and Iraq in retaliation for soldiers’ deaths

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has hit more than 70 sites allegedly linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq during airstrikes launched this week in retaliation for the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq, the defense minister said Wednesday. At least 59 Kurdish militants were killed in the strikes as well as in land clashes, Yasar Guler said …

Turkey hits 71 targets in Iraq, Syria in retaliation for soldiers’ deaths
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Turkey hits 71 targets in Iraq, Syria in retaliation for soldiers’ deaths

Al Jazeera  

Twelve Turkish soldiers were recently killed during fighting with banned Kurdistan Workers’ Party in northern Iraq. Turkey has hit 71 sites allegedly linked to Kurdish groups in Syria and northern Iraq during air raids launched this week in retaliation for the deaths of 12 Turkish soldiers in Iraq, the defence minister has said. Twelve Turkish soldiers were killed during fighting …

Turkey hits Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and detains about 1,000 people days after Ankara blast
1 year, 2 months ago

Turkey hits Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and detains about 1,000 people days after Ankara blast

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish warplanes carried out new airstrikes against suspected Kurdish militant sites in northern Iraq on Tuesday, days after a suicide attack in the Turkish capital. It was Turkey’s second cross-border aerial operation against PKK targets in northern Iraq since the attack in Ankara on Sunday. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that 55 people suspected of being part …

Turkey detains 90 people over suspected PKK links after Ankara bomb attack
1 year, 2 months ago

Turkey detains 90 people over suspected PKK links after Ankara bomb attack

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of police officers take part in operations in dozens of provinces after blast in the capital. Turkish police have launched a wide security crackdown following a suicide bomb attack in Turkey’s capital, Ankara. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday that police carried out raids in 64 Turkish provinces targeting people who possess illegal arms, after the attack blamed …

"Terrorist attack" near Turkish Parliament captured on camera; man comes out of car, blows self
1 year, 2 months ago

"Terrorist attack" near Turkish Parliament captured on camera; man comes out of car, blows self

India TV News  

The footage from a security camera showed the images of the “terrorist attack” near the Turkish Parliament in the capital Ankara on Sunday. Turkey's Interior Affairs Minister Ali Yerlikaya said that the two “terrorists” came with a light commercial vehicle in front of the entrance gate of the General Directorate of Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, carried out …

Turkey’s Ankara hit by suicide blast
1 year, 2 months ago

Turkey’s Ankara hit by suicide blast

Al Jazeera  

Two attackers, including a suicide bomber, have carried out a blast in the heart of the Turkish capital, the country’s Ministry of Interior said, as authorities launched an investigation into the “terrorist” attack. The bomb on Ataturk Boulevard was the first in Ankara since 2016 and comes on the day that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to attend the …

Attackers carry out blast in the heart of Turkish capital
1 year, 2 months ago

Attackers carry out blast in the heart of Turkish capital

Al Jazeera  

Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya says one of the two attackers blew himself up in front of the ministry building in Ankara. A suicide bomber has detonated an explosive device in front of the ministry building in the Turkish capital Ankara, wounding two police officers, according to the country’s interior minister. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the …

Turkey detains 15 for IS links but finds no concrete threats
1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey detains 15 for IS links but finds no concrete threats

Associated Press  

ISTANBUL — Turkish police have arrested 15 people for alleged links to the extremist Islamic State group, the country’s official news agency said late Saturday, following days of security warnings by Western consulates. Anadolu news agency, sourcing an Istanbul police statement, said the group was detained for purportedly planning attacks on the Swedish and Dutch Consulates in Istanbul as well …

What we know about who is behind the Istanbul explosion
2 years, 1 month ago

What we know about who is behind the Istanbul explosion

Al Jazeera  

Initial findings indicate that Kurdish fighters were responsible for the deadly attack, the interior minister says. Police have arrested a suspected attacker for allegedly planting the bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul, Turkey’s interior minister has said, adding that initial findings indicate that Kurdish fighters were responsible for the deadly attack. He said security forces believe …

Deadly Istanbul bombing sparks fear and defiance in Turkey
2 years, 1 month ago

Deadly Istanbul bombing sparks fear and defiance in Turkey

Al Jazeera  

The blast, which killed six people and wounded 81, revives grim memories of a series of attacks from 2015 to 2017. Istanbul, Turkey – Crowds have begun returning to Istiklal Avenue, the busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul where a bombing on Sunday killed six people and wounded 81. “I mean, it’s bad for us from every angle.” Mustafa Topcuoglu, …

Turkish police arrest 46 people over Istanbul explosion
2 years, 1 month ago

Turkish police arrest 46 people over Istanbul explosion

Al Jazeera  

Interior minister blames blast on Kurdish fighters, says those detained include ‘the person who left the bomb’ on Istiklal Avenue. Interior minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters on Monday that the suspects included the “person who left the bomb that caused the explosion” on the busy Istiklal Avenue in Turkey’s largest city. #URGENT Person who left bomb that caused explosion Sunday …

Turkey: At least 6 killed as blast rocks popular Istanbul street; Erdogan says initial probe points to 'terror attack'
2 years, 1 month ago

Turkey: At least 6 killed as blast rocks popular Istanbul street; Erdogan says initial probe points to 'terror attack'

Firstpost  

The cause of the explosion is not known yet. Turkey was hit by a string of deadly bombings between 2015 and 2017 by the Islamic State and outlawed Kurdish groups New Delhi: At least six people have been killed and several injured in a blast in Turkey’s largest city Istanbul on Sunday. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that the …

Explosion in the heart of Turkey’s Istanbul kills 6, wounds 81
2 years, 1 month ago

Explosion in the heart of Turkey’s Istanbul kills 6, wounds 81

Al Jazeera  

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the ‘treacherous attack’ on Istanbul’s Istiklal avenue ‘smells like terrorism’. At least six people have been killed and 81 others wounded when an explosion rocked a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul, in what President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called a bomb attack that “smells like terrorism”. Speaking before his departure to the Group of …

Timeline of major attacks in Turkey since 2015
2 years, 1 month ago

Timeline of major attacks in Turkey since 2015

Al Jazeera  

After at least six people were killed in an explosion in the heart of Istanbul, here’s a timeline of major blasts in Turkey. At least six people were killed and dozens injured in an explosion on Istanbul’s popular pedestrian thoroughfare Istiklal avenue, the city’s governor has tweeted. Here’s a timeline of blasts in Turkey: July 2015: At least 30 people …

Five Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq
2 years, 7 months ago

Five Turkish soldiers killed in northern Iraq

Al Jazeera  

Turkey says its soldiers were killed during clashes with fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party. Five Turkish soldiers fighting Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq have been killed, the Turkish defence ministry has said in a statement. Turkey’s official news agency Anadolu said the Turkish soldiers had clashed with fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, which Ankara and some of its …

Turkey court sentences nightclub shooting suspect to life in jail
4 years, 3 months ago

Turkey court sentences nightclub shooting suspect to life in jail

Al Jazeera  

Uzbek national Abdulkadir Masharipov was handed 40 life sentences without parole after 39 killed in Istanbul attack. A Turkish court sentenced to life in prison the main suspect in a gun attack at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day in 2017 in which 39 people were killed. Abdulkadir Masharipov, an Uzbek national, was given the equivalent of 40 life …

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