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Turkish Police Detain 82 People In Raids Targeting ISIS: Report
Turkish police detained 82 suspected ISIS terrorists, 77 of them foreign nationals, in raids across Istanbul, state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Saturday.
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Istanbul Nightclub Attacker Says Was Directed By Islamic State: Report
An Uzbek gunman who killed 39 people in Istanbul's Reina nightclub on New Year's Day told police he had changed his target at the last minute to avoid heavy security and acted on direct orders from Islamic State in Syria, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
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Turkish Police Detain 73 Academics In Gulen-Related Probe: State Media
Turkish police detained 73 academics in dawn raids on Friday targeting followers of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of orchestrating an attempted coup in July, state-run news agency Anadolu reported.
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Twin PKK Bomb Attacks Kill 8 In Southeast Turkey: Official
At least eight people, mostly civilians, were killed on Wednesday in two separate bomb attacks targeting police blamed on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) terrorists in Turkey's southeast, officials said.
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Erdogan Targets More Than 50,000 In Purge After Failed Turkish Coup
Turkey vowed to root out allies of the US-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge of the army, police and judiciary on Tuesday to universities and schools, the intelligence agency and religious authorities.
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Turkey Dismisses Almost 9,000 Officials After Failed Coup: Ministry
Turkey has dismissed almost 9,000 officials including a massive number of police officers after a failed coup targeting the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the state-run Anadolu news agency said citing the interior ministry.
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Istanbul Bomb Attack Kills 11, Including 7 Policemen: Governor
A car bomb attack on a Turkish police bus killed 11 people, seven of them police officers, in the central Istanbul district of Vezneciler on Tuesday, Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters near the scene.
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Six Police Officers Killed In Bomb Attack In Turkey's Diyarbakir
Six police officers were killed and at least 23 people wounded on Thursday in a bomb attack targeting a Turkish police vehicle in the Kurdish-majority southeastern city of Diyarbakir, a security source said.
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Turkey's Military: 45 PKK Rebels Killed In Air Strikes
At least 45 Kurdish rebels were killed in Turkish air strikes against suspected militant targets in northern Iraq following the suicide car bombing in Ankara, the military said today. Meanwhile, a police officer and three Kurdish militants were killed in fighting in a neighborhood in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir.
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Turkey Detains 35 People in Raids on Supporters of Tayyip Erdogan Foe: Report
Turkish police detained 35 people including senior bureaucrats and police officers in the western province of Izmir on Tuesday in an operation targeting supporters of President Tayyip Erdogan's foe, Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, media reported.
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Turkey police foils Al-Qaeda plot against US embassy: report
Turkish police have uncovered and foiled an alleged plot by Al-Qaeda to bomb the US embassy in Ankara, as well as a synagogue and other targets in Istanbul, Turkish media reported on Friday.
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Turkish Police Detain 82 People In Raids Targeting ISIS: Report
Turkish police detained 82 suspected ISIS terrorists, 77 of them foreign nationals, in raids across Istanbul, state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Saturday.
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Istanbul Nightclub Attacker Says Was Directed By Islamic State: Report
An Uzbek gunman who killed 39 people in Istanbul's Reina nightclub on New Year's Day told police he had changed his target at the last minute to avoid heavy security and acted on direct orders from Islamic State in Syria, a newspaper said on Wednesday.
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Turkish Police Detain 73 Academics In Gulen-Related Probe: State Media
Turkish police detained 73 academics in dawn raids on Friday targeting followers of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by Ankara of orchestrating an attempted coup in July, state-run news agency Anadolu reported.
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Twin PKK Bomb Attacks Kill 8 In Southeast Turkey: Official
At least eight people, mostly civilians, were killed on Wednesday in two separate bomb attacks targeting police blamed on Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) terrorists in Turkey's southeast, officials said.
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Erdogan Targets More Than 50,000 In Purge After Failed Turkish Coup
Turkey vowed to root out allies of the US-based cleric it blames for an abortive coup last week, widening a purge of the army, police and judiciary on Tuesday to universities and schools, the intelligence agency and religious authorities.
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Turkey Dismisses Almost 9,000 Officials After Failed Coup: Ministry
Turkey has dismissed almost 9,000 officials including a massive number of police officers after a failed coup targeting the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the state-run Anadolu news agency said citing the interior ministry.
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Istanbul Bomb Attack Kills 11, Including 7 Policemen: Governor
A car bomb attack on a Turkish police bus killed 11 people, seven of them police officers, in the central Istanbul district of Vezneciler on Tuesday, Istanbul Governor Vasip Sahin told reporters near the scene.
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Six Police Officers Killed In Bomb Attack In Turkey's Diyarbakir
Six police officers were killed and at least 23 people wounded on Thursday in a bomb attack targeting a Turkish police vehicle in the Kurdish-majority southeastern city of Diyarbakir, a security source said.
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Turkey's Military: 45 PKK Rebels Killed In Air Strikes
At least 45 Kurdish rebels were killed in Turkish air strikes against suspected militant targets in northern Iraq following the suicide car bombing in Ankara, the military said today. Meanwhile, a police officer and three Kurdish militants were killed in fighting in a neighborhood in the mainly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir.
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Turkey Detains 35 People in Raids on Supporters of Tayyip Erdogan Foe: Report
Turkish police detained 35 people including senior bureaucrats and police officers in the western province of Izmir on Tuesday in an operation targeting supporters of President Tayyip Erdogan's foe, Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, media reported.
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Turkey police foils Al-Qaeda plot against US embassy: report
Turkish police have uncovered and foiled an alleged plot by Al-Qaeda to bomb the US embassy in Ankara, as well as a synagogue and other targets in Istanbul, Turkish media reported on Friday.
