Istanbul

Nine migrants, including two children, died when their boat sank off Turkey's Aegean coast on Feb. 2.

Security forces were informed about migrants on the Seferihisar shore of ?zmir province. Eleven migrants who were waiting on the shore said the fiber boat sank due to the waves.

Ammunition concluded to have come from close-by Syria in the southeastern Kilis province hit a house early Feb. 2. No casualties have been reported.

The unidentified ammunition hit the wall of Nimet ?lban's house around 3 a.m. Residents living nearby informed security forces of the explosion.

Security forces began examinations to identify the ammunition.

Turkcell has developed a mobile application for visitors to the Istanbul Museum of Modern Art that will guide them during their tour of the art space.

Those who download the museum app and activate the Beacon icon will be able to access written and visual information about the artwork they see, their current location, the gift store and the restaurant in the museum.

Turkish gendarmerie forces captured some 315 migrants trying to cross to the Greek islands from the northwestern province of Çanakkale, where the latest migrant tragedy saw 39 people, including children, killed off the Ayvac?k district on Jan. 30.

Gendarmerie teams caught 315 migrants of Syrian, Afghan and Moroccan origin during operations throughout the early hours of Feb. 1.  

Three construction workers were killed on Feb. 1 when a freight lift crashed to the ground at the construction site of a 32-story residence in Istanbul's Bahçe?ehir neighborhood.

The freight lift crashed to the ground from the 23rd floor with workers Yasin Bak?r, ?ükrü Ya?ar and Osman Yard?mc? inside.

Germany's AIDA Cruises has adjusted its 2016 deployment in Europe, opting to pull the AIDAstella from the Eastern Mediterranean due to "ongoing security concerns" in Turkey.

Turkey's EU minister and its chief negotiator with the bloc, Volkan Bozk?r, will be holding official meetings in Paris and Brussels between Feb. 3 and 5, a statement by the EU Ministry has said.

Police in Istanbul have recovered a stolen painting by Pablo Picasso in an undercover sting operation, Turkish officials said on Jan. 30.

At least 39 people, including five children, drowned off Turkey's western coast on Jan. 30, the Turkish Coast Guard said, in the latest tragedy involving migrants in the region.

A patrol was able to save 62 refugees, while one Turkish citizen was detained for his alleged role in organizing the trip.

French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has ordered a probe into allegations of sex abuse by French soldiers in the Central African Republic, aides said Jan. 29.

The minister instructed French investigators to pursue the probe "as soon as he became aware of documents issued on Jan. 19 by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights", an aide told AFP.