The Turkish Ministry of National Defense (MSB) confirmed on January 12 that nine Turkish soldiers were killed while four others sustained injuries during a clash with PKK militants in the Pençe-Kilit Operation (Operation Claw-Lock) area in Northern Iraq. The injured soldiers were swiftly transported to a medical facility, where they are currently undergoing treatment, according
Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said via his “X” account that 29 ISIS members, who were preparing terrorist attacks on churches and synagogues in İstanbul, were captured in simultaneous operations in 9 provinces with the joint work of the Turkish Intelligence Organization (MİT) and General Police Directorate (Emniyet). A few days earlier, on December 21, Yerlikaya
The number of soldiers who were killed in the PKK attack on the Turkish Armed Forces base in the Khakurk region of Iraq on December 22 has risen to 12, according to the statements released by the Turkish Ministry of National Defence (MSB) as of December 24. The ministry released two statements on December 22
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan surprized Turkish public with his decision to sign the NATO accession protocol of Sweden while there was both international and domestic expectation that he would make a move about Gaza Crisis On October 23, the Communications Directorate announced that the President had signed Sweden’s accession protocol to NATO and sent
President Tayyip Erdoğan took a break from the cabinet meeting on October 9 to hold two important meetings. He spoke with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli President Izak Herzog about the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and the subsequent Israeli operation in Gaza. He expressed his regret over the civilian deaths to both
In an unprecedented response to the US downing of a Turkish UCAV in Syria on October 5, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on October 6 that “the operation was not affected,” referring to the operations of Turkish military and intelligence forces against the PKK, which claimed responsibility for the October 1 bombing to
Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced that two terrorists were killed and two police officers were slightly wounded in a terrorist attack targeting his Ministry in Ankara on October 1. He said that two terrorists in a light commercial vehicle came in front of the entrance gate of the General Directorate of Security of the
Turkish National Intelligence Organization (MİT) made one of its more frequent announcements on August 4. Bayram Yılmaz, aka Agit Gever, the PKK’s “Courier General”, who oversaw communication between the PKK units in Iraq, Syria, and Türkiye, was killed in his vehicle near Sinjar in northwest Iraq by a Turkish Air Force armed UAV. When MİT
Thirty years ago today, a group of artists, writers, and opinion leaders were at the Madımak hotel in the eastern-Anatolian province of Sivas as a part of Pir Sultan Abdal Festival. Alevi and left-wing participants, including poets and well-known writers, were there to attend seminars and discussions for the festivities. On July 2, 33 of
The only common feature of the diplomatic contacts of Türkiye in the last few days, especially after the new bureaucracy was formed with the critical elections, is the focus on the fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK). With Hakan Fidan, to whom President Tayyip Erdoğan entrusted the National Intelligence Organization (MIT) for thirteen