Turkey Announces Arrest of 161 Suspected Islamic State Members
Turkish police said 161 people suspected of links to Islamic State had been arrested during coordinated operations across 38 provinces.
Turkish police said 161 people suspected of links to Islamic State had been arrested during coordinated operations across 38 provinces.
Authorities placed more than 100 companies associated with Can Holding, including major broadcasters Habertürk TV and Show TV, under state administration during a financial-crime investigation.
Two police officers were killed when a 16-year-old gunman attacked a police station in Balçova district of İzmir Province.
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Balıkesir Province, damaging or destroying houses in Sındırgı weeks after a stronger tremor hit the same area.
A Turkish court annulled the CHP’s 2023 Istanbul provincial congress, citing alleged procedural irregularities, and removed the leadership elected at that gathering.
Turkey announced tighter restrictions affecting Israeli-linked shipping, aviation and trade as Ankara increased pressure over the war in Gaza.
Turkish police seized jewellery, precious stones and other merchandise valued at roughly 1.25 billion lira during an operation at Istanbul’s historic Grand Bazaar.
Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloğlu was fined 9,267 Turkish lira after sharing a video that showed him exceeding the speed limit on a highway near Ankara.
Police detained a man after he set his vehicle on fire near the Grand National Assembly in Ankara in an apparent protest over vehicle taxation policies.
Turkish authorities recovered the bodies of four migrants after they reportedly fell from a rubber dinghy off Karaburun in İzmir Province.