Ramazan Karakaya

Turkish experts have warned the municipalities and the residents of the country's western coastal provinces to take strict measures against the danger of the West Nile virus that has caused 11 deaths in Greece in a week.

According to the experts, aerial spraying against the mosquitos should start immediately and continue through September in the Aegean and the Tracian regions.

At least 46 people, including a number of high-ranking officials and security personnel, were detained in 18 Turkish provinces on Nov. 3, as part of an anti-terror operation in the Aegean province of ?zmir against the followers of the U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gülen, a former ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an.