Recep Tayyip Erdoğan

A twin bomb attack in the heart of Istanbul that killed at least 39 people following a top-tier football game has sent the nation into mourning and great anger, with thousands hitting the streets in protest. 

A twin bomb attack in the heart of Istanbul that killed at least 38 people following a top-tier football game has sent the nation into mourning and great anger, with thousands hitting the streets in protest. 

A total of 22,085 Turkish military personnel have been dismissed for their links to the Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ), Defense Minister Fikri Işık said on Dec. 10. Of that number, 16,409 were military school students, Işık said during 2017 budget talks at parliament.  
      

A funeral was held at Istanbul police headquarters on Vatan Avenue in Fatih for five police officers who were killed in twin bombings in Istanbul late on Dec. 10.

Third-degree police chief Vefa Karakurdu, police chief Kadir Yıldırım and police officers Adem Oğuz, İlker Uylaş and Hasan Bilgin were laid to rest.

World leaders and other members of the international community expressed their condolences and condemnation following twin bombings in Istanbul that killed at least 41 people, including 30 police officers, late on Dec. 10, Doğan News Agency has reported.

Turkey has declared a day of national mourning after twin attacks in Istanbul killed at least 38 people, including 30 police officers, late on Dec. 10, Doğan News Agency has reported.

The Ankara Governor's Office released an official written statement, notifying that a day of national mourning had been declared to commemorate the victims of the attack.

Thirty seven people, thrirty police officers and seven civilians, were killed and 166 wounded in Saturday’s twin bombings in Istanbul.
The explosions, one large blast followed by a smaller one, occurred about 11 p.m. local time (3 p.m. ET) after a heavily attended football game at Besiktas Vodafone Arena.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Dec. 10 that the government is set to increase the research and development (R&D) spending, raising its GDP ratio from 1 to 3 percent by 2023. "Turkey's gross domestic expenditure on research and development (GERD) has increased to 1.06 percent in 2016 compared to 0.54 in 2001. But it is not enough. The target is 3 percent.

Police in Istanbul detained 35 people on Dec. 10 as part of a probe into the July 15 failed coup attempt, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

The Defense Ministry condemned on Dec. 9 Greek defense minister Panos Kammenos' recent remarks on Turkey, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.