Russian airstrikes kills Turkish soldiers in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his Turkish counterpart Tayyip Erdogan that poor coordination between Moscow and Ankara was to blame for the accidental killing of three Turkish soldiers in Syria.
Feb 09, 2017, 23:23 PM IST
Islamic State releases video showing Turkish soldiers being burned alive
Banned militant outfit the Islamic State posted a video showing two men identified as Turkish soldiers being burned alive in northern Syria.
Dec 23, 2016, 10:43 AM IST
Islamic State video purportedly shows two Turkish soldiers burned alive
The Islamic State (IS) jihadist group on Thursday released a video purporting to show two captured Turkish soldiers being burned alive.
Dec 23, 2016, 04:40 AM IST
Five Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack
Five Turkish soldiers were killed today in an attack blamed on Kurdish militants in the restive southeast of the country, a local security source said.
Aug 10, 2016, 15:45 PM IST
Turkey frees 758 soldiers after failed coup; President Erdogan drops lawsuits
Turkey has released more than 750 soldiers detained after an abortive coup, state media reported on Saturday, while President Tayyip Erdogan said he would drop lawsuits against people who had insulted him, in a one-time gesture of "unity".
Jul 31, 2016, 01:33 AM IST
'Traitors Cemetery' reserved for Turkey's coup plotters
Captain Mehmet Karabekir`s body was not washed before burial. Nobody recited prayers from the Koran before he was laid to rest in a hastily dug hole near an animal shelter, denied all Muslim rites.
Jul 30, 2016, 04:30 AM IST
Five Turkish soldiers killed in PKK ambush: Report
Militants from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) killed five Turkish soldiers in an ambush in the troubled southeast of the country, local media reported on Friday.
Jul 30, 2016, 00:39 AM IST
Eight Turkey troops killed in army operations against PKK
Six Turkish soldiers were killed on Friday in a clash with Kurdish militants in the southeast of the country while two more lost their lives when a military helicopter sent to the scene crashed, the army said.
May 13, 2016, 12:45 PM IST
