Tag Archives: Turkiye

A senior Daesh operative was captured during a Pakistan-Turkiye joint intelligence operation conducted at a border area connecting Afghanistan, a Turkish news agency reported citing security sources on Sunday. The arrested Daesh operative was identified as Ozgur Altun, whose codename is “Abu Yasir Al Turki”. Altun was wanted to Turkiye for directing plots targeting concert venues and other civilian sites …

President of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appreciated the sensible, patient policy of the Pakistani state, which prioritizes dialogue and compromise in resolving disputes. In a post on social media platform X, he said the brotherhood between Turkiye and Pakistan, which is enjoyed by very few nations in the world, is one of the best examples of true friendship. The …

A strong earthquake has hit Turkiye, causing buildings in the city of Istanbul to shake. The quake, taking place at 12:49 [09:49 GMT] on Wednesday in the Marmara Sea off the coast of Istanbul’s Silvri area, registered a preliminary 6.2 magnitude, reports Turkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Authority (AFAD). It was at a depth of 10km (6.21 miles), according to the …

Turkiye has arrested nine people in connection with Tuesday’s fire at a ski resort hotel that killed 76 people. The arrests, announced by Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on Wednesday, included the owner of the hotel, with questions rising over the safety measures in place. The government has appointed six prosecutors to lead an investigation into the blaze, which is believed …

A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkiye’s Bolu mountains killed 66 people on Tuesday and forced panicked guests to jump out of windows in the middle of the night. Some 51 people were injured, Health Minister Kemal Memisoglu said at the Kartalkaya ski resort in northwest Turkey. The blaze began around 3:30am (0030 GMT) on the restaurant floor …