Gaziantep Governor's Office

Saudi Arabian princess and United Nations Habitat Goodwill Ambassador Lamia Bint Majid Al Saud has traveled to the southeastern province of Gaziantep's earthquake stricken Nurdağı district.

Princess Al Saud, who came to the quake-hit city for a series of visits, first visited Gaziantep Governor's Office.

Three people accused of planning suicide attacks on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) have been arrested in the southeastern provinces of Gaziantep and Adıyaman, the Gaziantep Governor's Office said in a statement on Feb. 28.

Police in the southeastern province of Gaziantep on Feb. 9 detained four Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) suspects who were allegedly preparing to stage major attacks in the country, the Gaziantep Governor's Office has stated.

Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık has paid a visit to the southeastern province of Gaziantep in order to obtain information regarding the activities on the Turkish-Syrian border. Işık was accompanied by Land Forces Commander Gen. Salih Zeki Çolak and other high-level military officials, Anadolu Agency reported on Sept. 29. 

Police in the southeastern province of Gaziantep have taken extensive measures upon intelligence of a possible bomb attack by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targeting Friday prayers, Doğan News Agency reported on Sept. 23.

One police officer who was wounded in a car bomb attack on police headquarters in the southeastern province of Gaziantep on May 1 has succumbed to his injuries, bringing the death toll to three.

Police officer Mehmet Öter, 45, succumbed to his injuries on May 6 at the hospital where he was receiving treatment.

The death toll in the attack has risen to three.

Eight militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) were killed on April 25 when Turkish artillery units shelled a missile launcher, the Turkish General Staff has announced.

New details have emerged regarding Oct. 26 raids on cell houses belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Diyarbak?r, with officials revealing that the jihadist group planned to attack political party and newspaper offices in the country.

Turkish security forces arrested 10 foreign nationals on April 7 for attempting to cross into Syria, Turkish officials have said.

The suspects from Switzerland, Kosovo, Syria, Tajikistan and Russia were seized in the southern Turkish province of Gaziantep, the Gaziantep Governor's Office said in a statement.

Turkish security forces arrested 10 foreign nationals on April 7 for attempting to cross into Syria, Turkish officials have said.

The suspects from Switzerland, Kosovo, Syria, Tajikistan and Russia were seized in the southern Turkish province of Gaziantep, the Gaziantep Governor's Office said in a statement.