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Some 1,451 migrants have been captured in three days as part of security operations seeking to stop groups from attempting to cross to Greece over the Aegean.

A hotel in Yemen's second city of Aden where Prime Minister Khaled Bahah was staying with members of the government was on fire on Oct. 6 after being hit by three rockets, a security source and witnesses said.

In Ankara, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmu? has suggested that Russia's military intervention in Syria, which has shifted balance of power in heavily populated regions, will eventually lead to a mass influx of up to 1 million Syrians into Turkey.

A 300-year-old chapel located near the famous Apollon Temple in the western province of Ayd?n's Didim district has been opened to worship. 

The chapel was closed for restoration by the municipality three years ago. 

Visitors, mostly Brits, will be offered arts and culture events as well in the chapel, announced officials. 

Around 5,000 trucks could not find a job due to the escalating violence in Turkey?s east due to clashes between the outlawed PKK and Turkish security forces, with the growing possibility of furloughing drivers, according to Turkish Transporters? Association (TND) head Erol Özçelik, as reported by Turkish daily Dünya. 

Two Turkish F-16 fighter jets were harassed by an unidentified MIG-29 for five minutes during a patrol flight on the border with Syria, the Turkish General Staff has stated.

At least 12 people have been wounded after a truck rammed into a public bus and a taxi on Ankara's Eski?ehir Boulevard. 

A truck carrying excavation soil crashed into the bus before hitting a taxi in the Turkish capital on the afternoon of Oct. 4.

According to initial reports, at least 12 people were wounded in the accident.

Pink Martini will once again be on the Istanbul stage on Oct. 18 at Volkswagen Arena as part of the group's European Tour. 

Featuring a dozen musicians, Pink Martini performs a multilingual repertoire on concert stages and with symphony orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Australia, New Zealand, South America and North America. 

Five Hürriyet photojournalists ? Fahir Ar?kan, Sefa Özkaya, Levent Kulu, Selçuk ?amilo?lu and Murat ?aka ? shared a total of 10 awards between them at the annual Press Photos 2015, which is organized by the Turkish Photojournalists Association (TFMD).

The photo of a Syrian woman by
Selçuk ?amilo?lu

The 140-meter domestically built amphibious ship is the first of two sister ships planned as part of Landing Ship, Tank (LST) project. Turkey launched on Oct. 3 the 140-meter amphibious ship "Bayraktar," the first of two vessels that are part of a domestic Landing Ship, Tank (LST) project.