Turkey

A large explosion hit a military convoy on Feb. 18 in the southeastern province of Diyarbak?r.

The blast occurred on the Diyarbak?r-Bingöl highway at around 9.40 a.m. during the passing of a military convoy.

Casualties have been reported after the attack, which was reportedly staged by outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants after the detonation of a roadside bomb.

The car bomb attack in Turkish capital Ankara, which left at least 28 people dead on Wednesday, was committed by outlawed PKK group and people with links to the "Kurdish militia" in Syria, the country's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has said.

At least nine people suspected of being linked to the attack have been apprehended.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has announced that a Syrian national with links to the People's Protection Units (YPG) was identified as the perpetrator of the attack in Ankara. The attacker received assistance from outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants in Turkey, the prime minister said. 

The leaders of Turkey's opposition parties have condemned a car bomb attack targeting shuttles carrying military personnel in Ankara that killed 28 people and wounded 61 others. 

A large explosion in the Turkish capital, Ankara, has left at least 28 people dead and 61 injured on Wednesday night, according to Turkish officials.

A vehicle full of explosives was detonated as military buses were passing by, according to the Ankara governor’s office.

Turkish fighter jets conducted a large-scale aerial campaign on Feb. 17 targeting outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) positions in northern Iraq.

Turkish Air Force jets targeted a group of 70 militants including senior PKK leaders in the Haftanin region in northern Iraq.

The international community has condemned a car bomb attack in Ankara that killed 28 people and wounded 61 others near the armed forces' headquarters, parliament and other government buildings. 

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the explosion in a statement issued by his spokesperson on Feb. 17 and extended his "heartfelt condolences" to the victims' families. 

An explosion severely damaged part of a building that housed a Turkish cultural association in a Stockholm suburb late on Feb. 17 but no one was injured, police said.

Police said all the windows of the center were blown out and that technicians were on site to investigate the cause. The center was located in the basement of a building in Fittja, in southwest Stockholm.

Turkish President Recep Erdogan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vowed to step up the fight against terrorism after the latest terrorist attack which occurred in central Ankara on Wednesday evening.

At least 28 people were killed and 61 other injured as an explosion, most probably caused by a car bomb, targeted military-owned vehicles waiting at a traffic light.

"Temel" is a fictional character from the Black Sea who is often used in Turkish jokes.