Turkish authorities forcibly removed followers of an Islamist figure from three mosques in southern Turkey, saying their prayer gatherings were a provocation against COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.

Turkish police remove followers of Islamist figure from mosques

Turkish police began nationwide raids Tuesday aimed at detaining over 200 military personnel suspected of ties to the group blamed for a 2016 coup attempt, officials and state media reported, in an ongoing crackdown that has seen thousands jailed.

Turkey issues warrants for over 200 soldiers over alleged coup links

Turkish police on Thursday said that investigators suspect that the corpse of a Saudi Arabian journalist who was allegedly murdered by agents of the Middle Eastern kingdom was incinerated in a furnace located in the garden of the Arab nation's consulate in Istanbul, where the killing allegedly took place.

Saudi journalist Khashoggi's body may have been incinerated in garden furnace: Turkish police

Turkish police on Monday were searching two villas in a northwestern province for the remains of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, state media reported.

Police search villas in northwest Turkey for 'Khashoggi remains'

Turkish police are investigating water samples taken from a well at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul as part of an investigation into the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, broadcaster CNN Turk said on Thursday.

Turkish police investigating water sample from Saudi consulate well: Report

Saudi Arabia's interior minister rejected Saturday claims there were orders to kill missing Riyadh critic and journalist Jamal Khashoggi, describing them as "baseless allegations and lies".

Allegations of orders to kill Khashoggi 'baseless': Saudi minister

The state-run Anadolu agency said Turkish police detained the attacker's mother, father, sister, two other relatives and also his flatmate

Turkish police detain six after Russian ambassador assassination: State media

Authorities said the assailant shouted "Allahu akbar" as he ran towards the mission with a knife

Knife-wielding man shot outside Israeli embassy in Turkey

A 17-year-old boy opened fired at the cops when they asked commuters at a bus station for their identity papers

3 police officers shot dead in south-east Turkey

Nine suspected militants thought to have links with IS in Syria were detained in raids in four districts of Izmir, Anadolu agency reported

Turkish police raid suspected Islamic State cells in Istanbul, Izmir

Activists gathered after Istanbul's governor banned the annual Gay Pride march out of concern for public order

Turkish police fire tear gas in Istanbul to disperse Gay Pride activists

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