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08 Oct 2019

Turkish Army ready for Syria operation: Defence Ministry

Turkey has made its decision for clearing northern Syria of "terrorists", President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, vowing to launch a military campaign into the east of Euphrates at any moment.

Turkey train derailment

09 Jul 2018

10 killed, dozens injured in Turkey train derailment

Reports said the surrounding area was muddy due to recent rains and the ground beneath the rails may have subsided away, causing the train to derail.

15 Oct 2017

Turkish army expands deployment in Syria's northwest: Rebels

The Turkish army is expanding its deployment in northwest Syria with the goal of encircling a Kurdish enclave and reining in Russian strikes in the Idlib border province under a deal to reduce clashes, rebels and witnesses said on Sunday.

28 Jun 2017

Turkey, Kurdish militia clash in northern Syria: Military

The Turkish military launched artillery fire on the YPG in retaliation, destroying several targets belonging to the group.

22 Feb 2017

Turkey lifts ban on female Army officers wearing headscarf

Turkey's army is lifting a historic ban on female officers wearing the Islamic headscarf in the officially secular country, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Wednesday.

09 Dec 2016

Turkey reinforces military campaign in Syria; dispatches 300 commandos

In the western Turkish province of Denizli where 300 commandos from a base were first taken in buses to a military airport and then to the border region in military planes to join the Turkish-led operation.

27 Nov 2016

22 pro-Ankara Syrian rebels wounded in ISIS chemical attack, says Turkey army

22 opposition members were observed to have been exposed in their eyes and bodies to chemical gas.

22 Nov 2016

Followers of cleric Gulen still active in Turkish police, armed forces: Erdogan

Followers of the cleric Turkey blames for orchestrating a failed coup this year are still active in the armed forces, judiciary and police, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday, as he vowed to continue to root them out.

18 Jul 2016

Arrests hit 6,000 as Turkey cracks down on army and judges after coup bid

Turkey widened a crackdown on suspected supporters of a failed military coup on Sunday, taking the number of people rounded up in the armed forces and judiciary to 6,000, and the government said it was in control of the country and economy.

15 Jul 2016

Turkey army says it seizes power; Erdogan vows a "very heavy price"

Soldiers were seen on the streets in Istanbul and Ankara as jets flew low overhead, while ordinary citizens rushed for the safety of their homes after witnessing the coup attempt.

30 Jun 2016

Turkish army killed suspected IS militants at Syria border - security sources

The Turkish military killed two suspected Islamic State members trying to enter Turkey illegally at the weekend, security sources said on Thursday, including a man thought to be plotting a suicide bomb attack in Turkey.

01 Jun 2016

Turkish army kills 14 Islamic State militants near Aleppo

The Turkish military shelled Islamic State targets north of the city of Aleppo in Syria, killing 14 militants, television chanenls reported, citing a statement from the General Staff.

13 May 2016

Eight Turkey troops killed in army operations against PKK

Six Turkish soldiers were killed on Friday in a clash with Kurdish militants in the southeast of the country while two more lost their lives when a military helicopter sent to the scene crashed, the army said.

19 Sep 2015

Turkish Army `kills at least 55` in new airstrikes on Kurdish rebels: Report

Turkish fighter jets carried out a new barrage of cross-border airstrikes this week against Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, killing at least 55 rebels, state-run Anatolia news agency reported on Saturday.

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