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Istanbul terror suspect captured in same hoodie as 2005 London bomber in dramatic raid

Police bodycam footage showed anti-terrorism officers pinning down the female suspect, wearing a purple hoodie inscribed with the words 'New York', as they raided her home last night

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What we know about who is behind the Istanbul explosion

Initial findings indicate that Kurdish fighters were responsible for the deadly attack, the interior minister says.

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Türkiye Detains Syrian Suspected Bomber, Accuses Kurdish Group of Istanbul Attack

Türkiye on Monday accused the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) of carrying out a deadly bomb attack in Istanbul, saying a Syrian woman was in custody suspected of planting the device. The bombing killed six people and wounded 81 others in the popular shopping street of Istiklal Avenue on Sunday…

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Turkey blames deadly bomb on Kurdish militants; PKK denies involvement

Turkey blamed Kurdish militants on Monday for an explosion that killed six people in Istanbul and police detained 47 people including a Syrian woman suspected of planting the bomb.

Reuters

Turkish police arrest 46 people over Istanbul explosion

Official blames blast on Kurdish fighters, says those detained include ‘person who left the bomb’ on Istiklal Avenue.

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Turkey accuses PKK over deadly Istanbul blast, Kurdish groups deny involvement

Turkish police said Monday they have detained a Syrian woman with suspected links to Kurdish militants and that she confessed to planting a bomb that exploded on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul, killing six people and wounding several dozen others. Kurdish militants strongly denied any links to the bombing.

France 24

Person who left bomb causing Istanbul explosion arrested - Anadolu citing minister

The person who left the bomb that caused Istanbul's explosion was arrested by the police, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Monday according to state-run Anadolu agency's English-language Twitter account.

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Mine blast kills 41 in Turkey

BARTIN, Turkey: The death toll from a methane blast in a coal mine in northwestern Turkey rose to 41 on Saturday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, after the last missing miner was found dead.

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A coal mine explosion in Turkey has killed at least 41 people, officials say

Eleven people were injured and hospitalized, while 58 others managed to get out of the mine on their own or were rescued unharmed, officials said.

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At Least 28 Killed, Dozens Trapped in Türkiye Mine Blast

Rescuers desperately searched for signs of life on Saturday after a methane blast at a coal mine in northern Türkiye killed at least 28 people and trapped dozens of others hundreds of meters underground. Updating the death toll, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca also tweeted that 11 others pulled out alive…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey coal mine explosion kills 25 with many still trapped

There were 110 people in the mine at the time of the explosion, interior minister Suleyman Soylu said

Wales Online

Rescuers in Turkey race to reach trapped coal miners after deadly blast

An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey on Friday left 14 people dead, at least 28 injured and nearly 50 trapped underground, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said.

France 24

Official: 14 dead, 28 hurt after blast in Turkish coal mine

Turkey's interior minister says an explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey has left 14 people dead and at least 28 injured, while nearly 50 remain trapped underground

The Independent UK

Explosion Near Police Building in Türkiye Kills One Police Officer

One police officer was killed late on Monday when a bomb exploded near a residence that houses police in the southern Turkish province of Mersin, while a second officer was wounded, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. He said the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was responsible for the attack, which occurred…

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Turkey: Crashes at emergency sites kill at least 35 people

Turkish authorities are investigating a pair of secondary crashes at emergency sites that killed at least 35 people

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Rising anti-refugee sentiment leads to debate in Turkey

Amid economic crisis and election mood, tensions between Turks and refugees increase as Ankara slowly shifts policies.

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Turkey Bans Syrians From Spending Adha Eid at Home

Turkey on Sunday said it would ban Syrian refugees living in Turkey from visiting their families back home during Eid al-Adha, similar to the restrictions imposed on their visits to Syria during Eid al-Fitr holiday last April, said Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. Each year, thousands of Syrian refugees cross…

Al Jazeera

As Turkey’s economic crisis grows, politicians spar over refugees

As tensions rise over Turkey’s millions of refugees, politicians are seeking to capitalise on the resentment.

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Erdogan: Turkish Plan to Encourage Voluntary Return of One Mln Syrian Refugees

Amid heated debate between the Turkish government and the opposition over the issue of Syrian refugees, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu on Tuesday inaugurated a housing complex for displaced persons in Northern Syria’s Idlib. The opening of the complex came in the context of Turkey’s announcement of preparations to have a…

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Erdogan Threatens to 'Crush the Heads' of Kurdish Units in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to expand the operations against the Kurdish forces in Syria, as was the case against the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. Speaking at the parliamentary group meeting of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) in Ankara, Erdogan announced that the…

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Turkey Demands 11 Years behind Bars for Senior Journalist

A Turkish prosecutor's office demanded 11 years in jail for a prominent journalist on charges of insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and two ministers in his cabinet, Turkish news agencies reported on Friday. Last month, a court ordered Sedef Kabas, a 52-year-old television journalist who mainly covers Turkish politics, to…

Reuters

Turkey blames Greece after 12 migrants freeze to death near border

Turkish authorities have found the bodies of 12 migrants who froze to death near Greece, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Wednesday, accusing Greek guards of sending them back across the border without shoes.

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Turkey: 12 Migrants Freeze to Death after Greece Pushback

The bodies of 12 migrants who froze to death were found near Turkey's border with Greece, the Turkish interior minister said Wednesday, accusing Greek border guards of pushing them back over the frontier. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said tweeted that the 12 were among 22 migrants who were pushed back…

Al Jazeera

Turkey will send 3,250 security forces to Qatar World Cup

Ankara says riot police, special forces and bomb detection experts will be deployed at the football tournament.

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