Anatolia

Turkey police detain 28 in raids on Erdogan foes

Turkish police detained 28 people over links to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan`s archfoe, US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen. In the latest crackdown, police carried out simultaneous raids in several cities including Istanbul as well as Konya and Kayseri in central Anatolia.

Jun 25, 2016, 19:10 PM IST

Turkey kills almost 900 ISIS members in Syria raids: Report

Turkey has killed almost 900 alleged members of the Islamic State (ISIS) group since January through artillery fire and air raids, the state-run Anatolia news agency said Monday, citing military sources.

Apr 25, 2016, 13:22 PM IST

Turkey detains 105 in new raids on Erdogan foe's supporters

Turkish police on Monday detained at least 105 people in a new wave of raids on suspected supporters of US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen, arch foe of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reports said.

Apr 18, 2016, 18:08 PM IST

First European farmers came from Anatolia

When farming spread throughout Europe some 8,000 years ago, Anatolia, in present day Turkey, functioned as a hub, spreading genes and the new ideas westward, says a new study.

Jan 05, 2016, 16:10 PM IST