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Police secure the area after an explosion in central Istanbul, Turkey January 12, 2016.- Reuters

Several Wounded in Turkey Blast, Authorities Probe Possible Terrorist Attack

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 31, 2017 | Middle East

Seven people were wounded when an explosion targeted a bus carrying prison personnel in the Turkish coastal province of Izmir on Thursday, and authorities were investigating a possible terrorist attack, the local mayor said. The bus was hit as it passed a garbage...

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Turkish soldiers stand guard as Syrian Kurds cross the border fence into Turkey near the southeastern town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province. Reuters

Two Afghan ISIS Suspects Arrested in Izmir for Plotting Terrorist Attack

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jun 6, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – A court in the western Turkish city of Izmir on Monday sentenced two Afghans for being pro-ISIS and for carrying out reconnaissance in favor of the terrorist organization, preparing for a terrorist attack. Security sources said the anti-terrorist and...

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Police secure the area after an explosion outside a courthouse in Izmir, Turkey, January 5, 2017. REUTERS/Hakan Akgun

Kurdistan Freedom Falcons Claim Responsibility for Attack in Izmir

by Dalshad Abdullah | Jan 12, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil- The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, TAK, have claimed responsibility for the attack in Izmir that has left three members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) severely injured. A leader at TAK reported to Asharq Al-Awsat that some TAK units attacked two...

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Victims of attack in Gaziantep in October 9, 2016. Reuters

Turkish Forces Foil Suicide Attack on Gaziantep Police Station

by Saeed Abdelrazek | Jan 11, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara- Turkish security forces killed an armed man who tried to enter the main police station in the southeastern city of Gaziantep on Tuesday. An officer was lightly wounded in the shootout at a security checkpoint outside the police headquarters, the...

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Turkey’s Prime Minister Binali Yildirim addresses the media in Ankara. Reuters

Turkey Blames Izmir’s Attack on PKK

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jan 7, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during an opening ceremony of a metro line in Ankara on Friday that Turkey was “under mutual attack by terrorist groups and they want Turkey to be brought to its knees.” He said: “They won’t be able to...