Ercan Topaca

The main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) has excoriated the government for postponing ceremonies to commemorate an Alevi saint in the southeastern province of Adıyaman.

Two Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants who were killed in a police operation on May 21 in Ankara are thought to have been members of the same "sleeper cell" as Uzbek-origin Abdulkadir Masharipov, who killed New Year's Eve revelers at Istanbul's Reina nightclub. 

Two Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants who were killed in a police operation early on May 21 in Ankara had been preparing for potential attacks in the capital, including the ruling Justice and Development Party's  (AKP) extraordinary congress, the Ankara governor has stated.

Two suspected militants of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) believed to be planning an attack in Ankara were killed in a police raid early on May 21 in the Turkish capital Ankara, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported. 

Tight security measures are set to be taken for New Year celebrations in the capital Ankara and in Istanbul, after a year of deadly terror attacks that have shaken the country's major urban centers.

Turkish police on Oct. 19 fatally shot an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant who was believed to be planning a suicide bomb attack in the capital. 

The man was killed in a raid on a ninth-floor apartment in the Eryaman neighborhood on the province's outskirts after he ignored warnings to surrender and opened fire on police, Ankara Gov. Ercan Topaca said.

Turkish police on Oct. 19 fatally shot an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant who was believed to be planning a suicide bomb attack in the capital. 

The man was killed in a raid on a ninth-floor apartment in the Eryaman neighborhood on the province's outskirts after he ignored warnings to surrender and opened fire on police, Ankara Gov. Ercan Topaca said.

Police have dispersed groups seeking to commemorate the first anniversary of the Oct. 10, 2015, Ankara bombing, detaining dozens of people.

Two suspects blew themselves up in a car early on Oct. 8 after the called on them to surrender on the outskirts of Ankara, Ankara Gov. Ercan Topaca has said. 
Both suspects died in the incident, the governor said. No one else was killed or hurt.

Two suspects blew themselves up in a car early on Oct. 8 after the police called on them to surrender on the outskirts of Ankara, Ankara Gov. Ercan Topaca has told the press. Both suspects died in the incident, the governor said. No one else was killed or hurt.