Turkey Blasts
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Turkey: Massive blast at ammunition factory kills 12 | Horrific visuals
World | Dec 24, 2024, 03:44 PM ISTBalikesir Governor Ismail Ustaoglu said the explosion collapsed the capsule production building and that the surrounding buildings sustained minor damage. Authorities have opened an investigation.
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11 killed in attacks on police, military in Turkey; 226 hurt
World | Aug 18, 2016, 07:29 PM ISTA string of bombings, blamed on Kurdish rebels and targeting Turkey’s security forces, killed at least 11 people and wounded 226 others, officials said on Thursday. Two of the attacks were car bombings that hit
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Istanbul bomber identified as militant with links to IS
World | Mar 20, 2016, 10:04 PM ISTTurkey's interior minister today identified the suicide bomber who killed himself and four foreign tourists in Istanbul as a militant with links to the Islamic State group.
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Barack Obama, Putin huddle on sidelines of G-20 summit
World | Nov 15, 2015, 11:59 PM ISTAntalya, Turkey (AP): President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin have held an informal meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 economic summit in Turkey.The two leaders chatted in a foursome
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Turkish PM hints at ISIS role in Ankara bombing
World | Oct 13, 2015, 07:49 AM ISTAnkara: The Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Monday strongly hinted at the possible involvement of ISIS in the Saturday bombing in Ankara that killed 97 people.PM said Turkey was investigating the Islamic State (IS)
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40 killed, 100 injured in Turkey blasts
World | May 12, 2013, 09:16 AM ISTAnkara, May 12: As many as 40 people were killed and over 100 injured, in two blasts that occurred a Turkish town of Reyhanli, near Syrian border Saturday, the government said.Five suspects, three of them