Istanbul – Pouring out into the streets, forces loyal to Turkey’s president quashed a coup attempt in a night and day of explosions, air battles and gunfire.
Turkey is in the midst of a wave of terror attacks that will probably escalate as long as they remain a desirable target for jihadi groups, according to Boaz Ganor, founder and executive director of the International Institute for Counter-Terrorism (ICT).
A car bomb attack hit a police station in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin on Wednesday, wounding many people, security sources said, a day after 11 people were killed in a bombing in Istanbul.
The Counterterrorism Bureau on Friday warned Israelis to leave Turkey immediately due to a threat of an imminent terror attack.
Israel upgraded its travel advisory regarding Turkey on Monday, recommending that not only should Israelis not travel to the country, but that Israelis already there should leave immediately.
The Turkish police on Saturday night issued a warning, according to which the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist organization plans to attack synagogues and churches during the Christian holiday of Easter on Sunday.
An Israeli journalist arrested in Turkey has been freed, following intervention by Israel’s Foreign Ministry.
It has been learned that the Israel Air Force Hercules transport plane sent to Turkey to bring back survivors and the bodies of the victims of the Istanbul suicide bombing attack was stripped of identifying symbols.
Istanbul, Turkey – A suicide attacker detonated a bomb on Istanbul’s main pedestrian shopping street on Saturday, killing five people, the city’s governor said. Twenty other people were injured in the attack. The attacker was among the dead.
Istanbul – A Syrian national with links to Syrian Kurdish militia carried out the suicide bombing in Ankara that targeted military personnel and killed at least 28 people and wounded dozens of others, Turkey’s prime minister said Thursday, and vowed to retaliate against these groups.