ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Seventeen people including 11 Russians have been charged over the Istanbul airport attack, Dogan news agency reported Tuesday, bringing to 30 the total number charged over the suicide assault. The latest suspects , who also include six Turks, were charged with “belonging to an armed terrorist group”. Ankara says the Islamic State group is behind the June 28 gun and bomb attack at Ataturk international airport, which left 45 people dead […]
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Turkey kills almost 900 IS members in Syria raids: report
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Turkey has killed almost 900 alleged members of the Islamic State (IS) group since January through artillery fire and air raids, the state-run Anatolia news agency said Monday, citing military sources. The country, a member of a US-led coalition fighting IS, has killed 492 “terrorists” since January 9 in air raids, while another 370 were killed in artillery strikes which also destroyed arms depots, the agency said. These figures could not be […]
34 dead in suicide car bombing in Turkey
Ankara, Turkey (AFP)–‘The death toll from a suicide car bombing at a bus stop in central Ankara on Sunday has risen to 34, with 125 wounded, Turkey’s health minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu said. “Thirty people were killed on the spot and four others died in hospital,” Muezzinoglu said after a meeting of ministers and security officials in the wake of the blast. © 1994-2016 Agence France-Presse
Panic and horror strike again in Turkey’s jittery capital
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — It started with a rumble that sounded like thunder or an earthquake, sending startled residents rushing to their balconies, who watched in horror as plumes of smoke rose over central Ankara. It wasn’t long before their worst fears were confirmed: Turkey’s capital, still reeling from twin blasts that killed over 100 last year, had been hit again. Sirens blaring, ambulances and police cars raced to the scene of the explosion […]
Car bomb kills at least 28 in Ankara
ANKARA, Turkey (CCTV/Reuters) — A car bomb attack killed at least 28 people in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Wednesday night. The explosion, which targeted an army convoy, also injured at least 61 people, Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said at a press conference after the attack. A local resident named Noury was only 300 meters away from the explosion site when the bomb went off, having driven past just 20 seconds earlier. […]
Funeral ceremony held for victim of suicide bomb attack in Ankara
Funeral ceremony was held on Sunday (October 11) for Ismail Kizilcay, one of the victims killed in a double suicide bombing in Ankara that left up to 128 people dead. Mourners gathered in Kocaeli province for the burial of Kizilcay, who was killed on Saturday (October 10) in the capital Ankara at a rally by pro-Kurdish and leftist activists, just three weeks before an election. The attacks have shocked a nation beset by resurgent conflict […]
Thousands attend rally in Ankara to mourn bombing victims
Thousands of people gathered for a rally in Ankara on Sunday to mourn nearly 100 victims killed a day earlier in the worst terrorist attack in Turkey’s modern history. The rally took place at noon in the heart of the capital city of Turkey to condemn the twin suicide bombings that claimed at least 95 lives at Ankara train station. The casualty count is expected to rise as dozens of victims remain in intensive […]
Twin bombs kill at least in 95 in Turkish capital Ankara
UPDATED (Eagle News) — Twin explosions outside the main train station in the Turkish capital Ankara killed at least 95 people on Saturday (October 20) as hundreds gathered for a peace rally, in what government officials described as a terrorist attack. Ambulances rushed to the scene where bodies were lying scattered on the ground, while security forces evacuated the area as crowds of people gathered. At least 95 bodies were covered by flags and banners, […]





