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Turkey has evacuated its military personnel protecting the Tomb of Süleyman ?ah in northern Syria as well as the artifacts in the mausoleum by an operation jointly conducted by the intelligence organization and the Turkish army, few days after reports suggested that the tomb was besieged by the jihadists belonging to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

As part of an agreement between Turkey and the U.S., some 20 Turkish soldiers will participate in the training program of Kurdish Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq as part of the struggle against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke at the Women and Justice Summit yesterday, hosted by the Women and Democracy Association (KADEM). He, purely coincidentally, said, “You cannot bring women and men into equal positions; that is against nature [creation].”

The word he used is “fıtrat,” which translates into nature or creation.

Who are you?

My name is Yılmaz Yiğit. I am 35 years old. I am a veteran of the war in the southeast.

How and where did you lose both of your arms and one of your legs?

The stance of the Barack Obama administration regarding Syria, Iraq and the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) is likely to change following the Nov. 4 midterm elections in the U.S.

Turkish commandos have caught a shotgun wielding convict after a movie-like, 2-hour operation in Kayseri Turkish commandos have caught a shotgun wielding convict after a movie-like, 2-hour operation in the central province of Kayseri.

Turkish intelligence officials have detected two Turkish nationals commanding militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s advisor who sparked outrage after kicking a mourner in the mine disaster-struck Soma town on May 14 dodged the last way of disciplinary measures due to a statute of limitation.

Ukrainian special forces will storm seized buildings and checkpoints set up by pro-Russian rebels on May 2, the country's Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said Thursday.

Reports cited by RIA Novosti also reveal that Valentin Nalivaychenko, head of the special forces, will take the lead of the so-called "anti-terrorist" operation, which was previously assigned to Avakov.

Police found the drugs stashed in a van parked on secluded beach. It is believed that speed boats were to be used to traffic the drugs to Italy.

Media reports said police have arrested one suspect and issued warrants for five others.   

The drugs are believed to have originated in the notoriously lawless village of Lazarat, a no-go zone for police.