National security

Our live-in cops at Hürriyet HQ

Here at our Hürriyet headquarters in Istanbul, we have been living together with policemen; the riot squads who have been here protecting us since the mob attacksI told you (I know, many times) I was in Kosovo serving in an international mission some time ago. There was a large Turkish police contingent serving there also, made up of very nice, intelligent, English-speaking ones; some of them w

Hack Attack Targets Websites of Bulgaria Security Body, Parliament, Vote Counting Company

The websites of the State Agency for National Security (DANS), the transport and information technologies ministry, and ballot-counting company Information Service have stopped responding.

DANS is the country's domestic security and counter-intelligence agency.

Visitors’ Help Office opens in Athens

The Hellenic Police has launched its tourist police Visitors’ Help Office in Athens aiming to help tourists visiting Greece providing them with necessary guidelines and information of a police and more general tourist interest.

This plan was initiated by the previous leadership of the civil protection ministry in collaboration with the Greek hoteliers’ chamber.

Boat with refugees hit Coast Guard patrol vessel

An old wooden boat that was carrying refugees and migrants to Lesvos island hit at 11:30 on Thursday a Coast Guard patrol vessel due to rough seas and strong winds blowing in the area.

The accident was recorded half nautical mile north of Molyvos, Lesvos island. The Coast Guard rescued 31 refugees while, according to information, 8 persons are still missing.

Suspected terrorist surrenders

This morning the 37-year-old P.A. surrendered at Public Prosecutor’s Office of District Court Judges and then he was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Unit since there was a warrant out for his arrest.

Authorities estimate that he has involved in Popular Fighters Group, and had met with people of Maziotis and Petrakos team.

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