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Turkey's top security board has described the attacks carried out by the Syrian regime in Aleppo as "crimes against humanity," while Ankara has intensified its dialogue with Russia to end the "tragedy" in Syria's second largest city. 

In the 1990s, all the journalists and therefore the public in general knew the name of the General Chief of Staff and the secretary-general of the National Security Council (MGK).

Turkish press members used to cover the meetings of the MGK, attributing the same importance to them as they gave to cabinet meetings. 

Turkey?s top security board discussed security measures to be taken for the safety of upcoming snap elections amid growing concerns on the security conditions especially in the country?s eastern and southeastern Anatolian region. 

Energy Minister Taner Y?ld?z recently attracted a lot of reaction when he declared: ?I want to be a martyr.?

Mehmet Alkan, a member of the Turkish Gendarmerie who lost his brother, was one of those who reacted, saying at his brother?s funeral: ?You can?t say you want to be a martyr and then walk around with an armored guard surrounded by 30 body guards.?

Turkey's top national security body will hold its next meeting on Sept. 2 when an interim "election government" is expected to be in charge of the country, which has been shaken by conflict between the security forces and outlawed militants.

According to a report presented to the National Security Council (MGK), the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has stockpiled 80,000 arms in the east and southeast, hiding behind the argument that it was "retreating due to the peace process."

Turkey's top security board has expressed concern over "demographic changes" in northern Syria to the advantage of Syrian Kurds and "terror acts" committed by jihadists against civilians, while avoiding to give a clear sign of a military intervention into its southern neighbor.
 

President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has apparently taken another step in his fight against ally-turned-foe, U.S.-based Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen, with Turkey?s top national security body finally amending its top-secret national security document, in line with the threat allegedly posed by Gülen?s followers.

Two key suspects from Turkey's legal wiretapping body were detained on Jan. 21, as police staged an operation in six cities across Turkey as part of a vast spying case, which includes allegations of illegal wiretapping of top ranking state officials, including the prime minister.

A day after the Council of Ministers held its last meeting of 2014, the top national security body, which brings together the country’s top civilian and military leaders, held its last meeting of 2014 at the new presidential palace.