Interior Ministry

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu has deplored a tweeted image of a corpse tied to the back of a security vehicle being dragged along a street in southeast Turkey where security forces are battling militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK). 

The Montenegrin opposition announced new rallies for several major towns on Monday while thousands of anti-government protesters continued demonstrations in the capital, Podgorica, calling for the government to resign.

Two soldiers have been abducted by outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) militants in eastern Turkey amid the upsurge in violence in recent months, which has seen scores of security personnel and civilians killed in attacks.

The number of people working within the Interior Ministry's system will most probably drop to 47 000 by end-2015, with a further reduction to be implemented in 2016, according to Bulgaria's Deputy Interior Minister Filip Gunev.

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has branded the Supreme Election Board (YSK) wrong after it rejected calls for the relocation of ballot boxes in several eastern and southeastern districts, saying it would be responsible for any undesired consequences. 

Bulgaria's Interior Minister Rumyana Bachvarova is to request a new update of the budget of the Ministry for 2015, seeking to cover additional expenses amounting to BGN 21 330 000.

The extra costs involve obligations to pay benefits to former employees due under the Interior Ministry Act and the Labor Code.

Bulgarian authorities detained 46 people suspected in human smuggling in a large-scale operation of the police, the State Agency for National Security (DANS) and the prosecutor's office.

This was announced by the Chief Secretary of the Interior Minister, Georgi Kostov on Friday, daily Dnevnikinforms.

National press bodies have condemned the attack on veteran Hürriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan, who has long been targeted by politically-motivated threats and was injured after an assault in front of his home early on Oct. 1.

Turkey?s opposition parties have dubbed the violent attack against Hürriyet columnist Ahmet Hakan ?an intimidation? for all press in the country, questioning whether the government planned to take any measures against deteriorating conditions for the media and rising attacks in the run-up to Nov. 1 snap elections.

Sectoral anti-corruption plans in the spheres of healthcare, energy, agriculture, transport, tax administration and customs authorities, are to be ready by end-October, according to a decision of the National Council for Anti-Corruption Practices announced on Wednesday.

Wednesday's meeting of the Council was closed.