At least 39 killed, including 16 foreigners, in Reina nightclub attack

At least 39 people, including 16 foreigners, along with two Indians were killed and 69 others injured in an attack at people celebrating the New Year at the famous Reina nightclub in the Ortakoy area of Turkey’s capital city Istanbul around 1:30 am local time on Sunday. Officials of the US and Turkey called it…

Turkey detains 1,700 people for suspected terrorist contacts

Turkish security forces last week detained 1,682 people for their suspected links to terrorist organizations and arrested another 516, the Interior Ministry announced Monday. The Turkish Interior Ministry has announced that over the last week, 78 people were detained and 12 were arrested over suspected links with…

World leaders condemns assassination of Russian envoy to Turkey

International organizations and world powers have condemned the assassination of the Russian ambassador in Turkey. The Russian ambassador was shot multiple times at an art exhibition in Ankara late Monday. The UN Security Council (UNSC) and Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon branded the attack a “senseless” act of…

Kurdish militants claims responsibility for Istanbul bombings

Turkey – based Kurdish militant group has claimed responsibility for a pair of bombings that killed dozens of people outside a stadium in central Istanbul Saturday night, escalating an already bloody conflict between Kurdish separatists and the Turkish state. The twin explosions, from a car bomb and a separate…

Twin blasts near Istanbul soccer stadium kill 29, 166 injured

Two bombs exploded less than a minute apart, killing 29 people and wounding 166 outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul on Saturday night, in a co-ordinated attack on police shortly after a match between two of Turkey’s top teams. Of the 166 injured, six were in intensive care and three of those victims were in critical…