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Bombs recovered in capital connected to Ergenekon

An investigation into the recovery of a number of bombs from a truck Ankara police received a tip on, shows that the bombs are from the same series as a number of bombs confiscated in connection to the Ergenekon file.

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Tour boat sinks off Turkey, Spaniard missing

A Spanish tourist is missing at sea after a Turkish tour boat caught fire and sank in the Mediterranean....

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‘Clear the Amanos Mountains of PKK terrorists’

During a ceremony held the southern province Adana, for four policemen killed in a recent terrorist attack, Turkish Minister of the Interior Beşir Atalay addressed security force members, governors and the commanders and ordered the Amanos Mountains be cleared of terrorists....

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British PM visits Turkey: Iran, Gaza on agenda

British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Turkey on Tuesday, saying the world needs Turkey's help in pushing Iran to address concerns about its nuclear program and harshly criticizing Israel's raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla that killed nine Turkish activists....

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Five children released for throwing-stones

According to new regulations on the trial of youths apprehended for throwing stones in demonstrations for the separatist PKK terrorist organization, five minors, between the ages of 15 and 18, whom had been charged with throwing stones have been released in Mardin and Midyat....

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Turkish court orders 102 arrests for coup plan

The list of arrests ordered in connection to the ‘Balyoz Plan’ includes 28 active admirals and generals, as well as five retired generals, two of which were former army commanders as well as both the North and South Commanders at Sea. ...

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Turkish court orders re-arrest of plot suspects

A court in Turkey ordered on Friday the arrest, or in many cases re-arrest, of 102 people, including retired military commanders suspected of plotting to overthrow Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan's government in 2003....

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A life saved by a branch

A child dragged one kilometer in intense floods in Erzurum, was saved by the mere fact that he held on to a branch of a tree....

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‘Amnesty’ for stone-throwing children

Last night, Turkey’s Grand National Assembly voted to pass amendments to the Anti-Terror Law, known for having harsh sentences for crimes such as stone-throwing, with 238 votes in favor and just 26 against....

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Turkey ill-prepared for earthquake

More than a decade after a devastating earthquake revealed dangerously shoddy construction across Turkey, authorities are failing to enforce stricter building codes and protect people from another deadly quake, according to a new parliamentary report obtained by The Associated Press. ...

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