Turkish authorities ordered the detention of 139 staff from Ankara municipalities and two ministries in an investigation targeting supporters of the US-based cleric accused of being behind last July’s failed coup, CNN Turk said on Wednesday. Since the attempted putsch, authorities have jailed pending trial 50,000 people and sacked or ...
Two ISIL terrorists killed in the Turkish city of Ankara on Sunday were suspected of plotting attacks during a ruling party congress, the governor of Ankara said Monday. “Two Daesh (ISIL) militants killed yesterday were planning an attack on the AKP [Justice and Development Party] congress,” Ercan Topaca said as ...
