Turkish police have detained 44 people suspected of planning terror attacks, local media reported on Thursday.
The detained also include two suspects who planned two Istanbul attacks last year, said Istanbul governor Vasip Sahin.
One suspect allegedly organized a suicide attack near a football stadium last December, killing 46 people. He carried out reconnaissance work before attack, and fled awayRead more
Kurdish militants have claimed responsibility for last week’s car bombing attack that killed a policeman and a courthouse employee in western Turkey.
The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, or TAK, says that two members of its “revenge team” died in the Jan. 5 Izmir attack, according to a news agency close to Kurdish militants.
Firat News Agency, quoting a statement by theRead more
A splinter group of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) on Wednesday claimed responsibility for a car bomb and gun attack that left two people dead in the Turkish city of Izmir this month, a report said.
The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons (TAK) said one of its “revenge teams” had carried out the attack in the usually peaceful Aegean city onRead more
Three suspects held over an attack in Istanbul this week claimed by Kurdish rebels that left 11 dead have been remanded in custody, the Dogan news agency reported Saturday.
A total of 12 people were held over the bombing of a police bus in the heart of Istanbul on Tuesday. Six of the victims were police officers and the restRead more
A radical Kurdish militant group on Sunday claimed a suicide bombing in Turkey's former Ottoman capital of Bursa last week, saying the female assailant had failed to reach her intended target.
The attack on Wednesday evening near Bursa's famed 14th century Grand Mosque wounded thirteen people but caused no fatalities other than the female suicide bomber herself.
The Kurdistan FreedomRead more