Turkish police kill five in raid on Islamic State cell: Media
Special forces police launched the operation at the house in the Meram district of Konya, in central Turkey, at 5:15 am (0215 GMT) because they believed the militant cell was planning an attack, the agency said.
Jul 12, 2017, 12:43 PM IST
Turkey steps up scrutiny on Muslim migrants from Russia
Turkey has increased scrutiny of Russian-speaking Muslim communities in the past few months following a series of attacks blamed on Islamic State, a concrete example of the renewed relationship between the two countries.
Feb 16, 2017, 23:38 PM IST
Turkey detains 600 over alleged links to Kurdish militants
Turkish police have detained more than 600 people over alleged links to Kurdish militants in the past two days, state media said on Tuesday, a crackdown the pro-Kurdish parliamentary party said was aimed at sidelining it ahead of an April referendum.
Feb 14, 2017, 15:06 PM IST
Turkish policeman tries to kill himself, causes panic
An armed police officer receiving psychiatric treatment caused panic on Wednesday when he barricaded himself in a room at an Istanbul hospital and attempted to commit suicide, the media reported.
Feb 01, 2017, 23:53 PM IST
Istanbul terror attack: Police detain 8 people, suspect gunman still at large
At least 600 revellers were celebrating the New Year at Istanbul's Reina nightclub when a gunman struck by firing indiscriminately.
Jan 02, 2017, 18:33 PM IST
Followers of cleric Gulen still active in Turkish police, armed forces: Erdogan
Followers of the cleric Turkey blames for orchestrating a failed coup this year are still active in the armed forces, judiciary and police, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, as he vowed to continue to root them out.
Nov 22, 2016, 21:31 PM IST
Turkey detains dozens of air force pilots in coup probe: Anadolu
Turkish police detained 45 air force pilots and were to take in dozens more on Thursday in the latest in a stream of police operations relating to investigations into a failed coup by rogue military in July, the state-run news agency Anadolu said.
Oct 28, 2016, 00:32 AM IST
Turkey raids businesses with alleged links to Gulen: Media
Prosecutors issued 187 arrest warrants as part of the operation in the country's economic capital of Istanbul and other provinces, CNN-Turk reported.
Aug 18, 2016, 13:18 PM IST
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
Istanbul braces for police lockdown on May Day
On May 1 last year, Turkish police used water cannon and tear gas to disperse May Day protesters in Istanbul.
May 01, 2016, 04:14 AM 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
Two female 'terrorists' killed by police in pre-dawn raid
Turkish police killed two female "terrorists" in a pre-dawn raid om Tuesday on a cell of suspected militants in Istanbul, media reports said.
Dec 22, 2015, 17:53 PM IST
Turkish police detain more IS suspects: Report
Turkey is imposing tight security ahead of the Group of 20 summit in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya which will bring together a host of leaders including US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Nov 07, 2015, 22:22 PM IST
Turkish Police detain 30 in raid against Islamic State: Report
Turkish police detained about 30 people on Tuesday in a raid against suspected Islamic State militants in the central city of Konya, Dogan News Agency reported.
Oct 27, 2015, 15:22 PM IST
Turkey detains 2 for tweets suggesting knowledge of blasts
The two suspects were detained after Twitter provided information on users of the accounts, a government official said, adding that the two have ties to the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, which is fighting Turkey's security forces.
Oct 15, 2015, 00:34 AM IST
Turkish police detain newspaper editor for 'insulting Erdogan'
Turkish police today detained the editor of a leading English-language daily newspaper on suspicion of "insulting" President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a series of tweets.
Oct 10, 2015, 01:29 AM IST
Three Turkish police killed by PKK as new curfews imposed
Three policemen were killed by Kurdish militants on Sunday in two separate attacks in Turkey`s southeast, security sources said, as the authorities imposed new curfews in the battle against the rebels.
Sep 13, 2015, 20:31 PM IST
