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Turkey's Ugur Soylu and Sener Guray during the special stage Harju 1 at the WRC Rally Finland in Jyväskylä, Finland on July 31, 2025. LEHTIKUVA / VALTTERI VAINIO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Valtteri Vainio/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

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Turkish President Erdogan's Son Joins Pro-Palestinian March - Istanbul

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son Bilal Erdogan (C), Former Minister of Interior and AK Party Deputy Suleyman Soylu and former speaker of TBMM (Turkish Parliament) and AK Party member Mustafa Sentop join a pro-Palestine march in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday October 14, 2023. Hundreds of Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7, the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, in an assault that came 50 years after the outbreak of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Israel declared war on Hamas and has since unleashed thousands of air strikes on the militia's positions in Gaza. Photo by Ilker Eray/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish President Erdogan's Son Joins Pro-Palestinian March - Istanbul

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son Bilal Erdogan (C), Former Minister of Interior and AK Party Deputy Suleyman Soylu (L) and former speaker of TBMM (Turkish Parliament) and AK Party member Mustafa Sentop (R) join a pro-Palestine march in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday October 14, 2023. Hundreds of Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7, the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, in an assault that came 50 years after the outbreak of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Israel declared war on Hamas and has since unleashed thousands of air strikes on the militia's positions in Gaza. Photo by Ilker Eray/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish President Erdogan's Son Joins Pro-Palestinian March - Istanbul

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son Bilal Erdogan (C), Former Minister of Interior and AK Party Deputy Suleyman Soylu and former speaker of TBMM (Turkish Parliament) and AK Party member Mustafa Sentop join a pro-Palestine march in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday October 14, 2023. Hundreds of Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7, the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, in an assault that came 50 years after the outbreak of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Israel declared war on Hamas and has since unleashed thousands of air strikes on the militia's positions in Gaza. Photo by Ilker Eray/Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish President Erdogan's Son Joins Pro-Palestinian March - Istanbul

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son Bilal Erdogan, Former Minister of Interior and AK Party Deputy Suleyman Soylu and former speaker of TBMM (Turkish Parliament) and AK Party member Mustafa Sentop join a pro-Palestine march in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday October 14, 2023. Hundreds of Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7, the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, in an assault that came 50 years after the outbreak of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Israel declared war on Hamas and has since unleashed thousands of air strikes on the militia's positions in Gaza. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish President Erdogan's Son Joins Pro-Palestinian March - Istanbul

L-R: Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's son Bilal Erdogan, Former Minister of Interior and AK Party Deputy Suleyman Soylu and former speaker of TBMM (Turkish Parliament) and AK Party member Mustafa Sentop join a pro-Palestine march in Istanbul, Turkey, on Saturday October 14, 2023. Hundreds of Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7, the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, in an assault that came 50 years after the outbreak of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. Israel declared war on Hamas and has since unleashed thousands of air strikes on the militia's positions in Gaza. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Floods in quake-hit Turkish provinces kill at least 5

STORY: Floods in quake-hit Turkish provinces kill at least 5 DATELINE: March 16, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:01 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flood in Adiyaman Province STORYLINE: At least five people were killed, and five others went missing in floods that hit Türkiye's southern provinces on Wednesday, as the region is still struggling to recover from the effects of massive earthquakes in early February. At least four people were killed and two firefighters were missing in Sanliurfa Province, governor Salih Ayhan said in a statement. In Adiyaman Province, a container that served as a temporary home for a family of four was swept away by the floods. "Unfortunately, we found the body of one of the four people. The search for three others continues," Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu told reporters in Adiyaman. Two massive earthquakes jolted southern Türkiye on Feb. 6, affecting 11 provinces that include both Sanliurfa and Adiyaman. Tens of thousands of people are taking sh

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Death toll exceeds 48,000 in Türkiye's deadly quakes

STORY: Death toll exceeds 48,000 in Türkiye's deadly quakes DATELINE: March 14, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:16 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of collapsed buildings in the epicenter 2. various of tents 3. various of people STORYLINE: The death toll from two earthquakes that hit Türkiye on Feb. 6 has risen to 48,448, the Turkish Interior Minister said Monday. "The number of foreign nationals among the killed is 6,660. Most of them are our Syrian brothers," Suleyman Soylu said at a press conference in the central Malatya province, which was also attended by Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy. The Turkish authorities are still working on the identification of 1,615 victims, Soylu said. He said the debris removal is underway and that Türkiye will start the demolition of heavily damaged buildings in the next stage. The powerful earthquakes and major aftershocks centered in southern Türkiye have caused huge property losses and left tens of thousands of people homeless. More th

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At least 3 killed, 213 people injured in fresh quakes of S. Türkiye

STORY: At least 3 killed, 213 people injured in fresh quakes of S. Türkiye DATELINE: Feb. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: various of earthquake hitting Hatay on Feb. 20various of locals on the street STORYLINE: At least three people were killed and 213 others were sent to hospitals after two fresh earthquakes jolted southern Türkiye on Monday night, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. Rescue teams have been working in three wreckage sites to save six people trapped in the latest quakes, Soylu told reporters in southern Hatay province, the epicenter of the quakes. The dual earthquakes, measuring 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude respectively, come two weeks after two massive quakes rocked the same region on Feb. 6, which killed more than 41,000 across the country. Of the latest earthquakes, the first 6.4-magnitude hit the Defne district of Hatay province at around 20:04 local time (1704 GMT), and the second 5.8-magnitude jolted three minutes later, with the epicenter

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Major quakes jolt Syria, Türkiye, causing heavy casualties

STORY: Major quakes jolt Syria, Türkiye, causing heavy casualties DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:14 LOCATION: Ankara/Damascus CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of earthquake scenes in Syria 2. various of earthquake scenes in Türkiye STORYLINE: Major earthquakes rocked southern Türkiye and northern Syria on Monday, causing heavy casualties. According to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, 912 people have been killed. Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said earlier that two strong earthquakes jolted Türkiye early Monday. At least 78 successive earthquakes were recorded with a maximum magnitude of 6.6. Damage was reported in at least 10 provinces in southern and southeastern Türkiye. Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has announced a fourth-level alert which includes international assistance. In Syria, the country's health ministry announced a death toll of at least 326 and 1,042 injuries in four provinces. The Syrian Ministry of Defense has put all its units on high alert to help th

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15 killed after strong quakes jolt Türkiye

STORY: 15 killed after strong quakes jolt Türkiye DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the aftermath of the quakes and rescue efforts STORYLINE: At least 15 people were killed after two powerful earthquakes hit southern and southeastern Türkiye on early Monday. According to Türkiye's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, a magnitude 7.4 quake struck the Pazarcik district of southern Kahramanmaras province at 04:17 (0117 GMT), followed by another magnitude 6.4 quake which hit southern Gaziantep province at 04:26 (0126 GMT). Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the quakes caused casualties in at least 10 provinces. In the southern Osmaniye province, Governor Erdinc Yilmaz said that at least five people were killed and 34 buildings were destroyed. Meanwhile, in the southeastern Sanliurfa province, Governor Salih Ayhan said that at least 10 people died and 16 buildings collapsed. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from A

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Suspect of Istanbul's bomb blast confesses: police

STORY: Suspect of Istanbul's bomb blast confesses: police DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 1. various of police conducting an operation 2. footages of a female suspect being taken to the police station 3. various of the attack scene 4. footages of Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu putting carnations in memory of those who died in the attack STORYLINE: The suspect of the deadly blast in the Turkish largest city of Istanbul confessed to police that she carried out the bomb attack, Turkish authorities announced Monday. The Istanbul Police Department said in a statement that the suspect was a Syrian national named Ahlam Albashir, and she confessed that she received the attack order from the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and its offspring in Syria, the People's Protection Units (YPG). The PKK/YPG are both listed as terror organizations by Ankara. Albashir said she was trained as a special int

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-BOMB ATTACK-PERPETRATOR-ARREST

(221114) -- ISTANBUL, Nov. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu receives an interview on the Istiklal Avenue near Taksim Square in Istanbul, Türkiye, Nov. 14, 2022. The perpetrator of Sunday's deadly bomb attack which killed six people and injured 81 others here has been arrested by police, said Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu early Monday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-BOMB ATTACK-PERPETRATOR-ARREST

(221114) -- ISTANBUL, Nov. 14, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu lays flowers on the Istiklal Avenue near Taksim Square in Istanbul, Türkiye, Nov. 14, 2022. The perpetrator of Sunday's deadly bomb attack which killed six people and injured 81 others here has been arrested by police, said Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu early Monday. (Xinhua/Shadati)

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Person behind bomb attack in Istanbul arrested: minister

STORY: Person behind bomb attack in Istanbul arrested: minister DATELINE: Nov. 14, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. Footage about Istiklal Street where the bomb attack took place, police teams taking security measures in Istanbul, Türkiye (ihlas news agency) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SULEYMAN SOYLU, Turkish Interior Minister 3. Footages about Explosion moment on Istiklal street in Istanbul, people fleeing in fear, Firefighters and medical teams working in the area where the explosion took place in Istanbul, Türkiye 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): SULEYMAN SOYLU, Turkish Interior Minister STORYLINE: Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu announced early Monday morning that the person who left the bomb on Istanbul's avenue had been arrested. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SULEYMAN SOYLU, Turkish Interior Minister "The person who carried out the attack and left the bomb was detained by the teams of our Istanbul Police Department." On Sunday, an explosion hit the busy Ist

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Türkiye holds 1st nationwide disaster, earthquake drill

STORY: Türkiye holds 1st nationwide disaster, earthquake drill DATELINE: Nov. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:40 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of disaster and emergency teams prepared for earthquake drills in Istanbul, Türkiye (Courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of people taking actions during the drill (Courtesy of ihlas news agency) 3. various of the disaster coordination center in Ankara, Türkiye (Courtesy of ihlas news agency) 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): SULEYMAN SOYLU, Turkish Interior Minister (Courtesy of ihlas news agency) 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): SULEYMAN SOYLU, Turkish Interior Minister (Courtesy of ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Türkiye held a nationwide disaster and earthquake drill on Saturday to mark the 23rd anniversary of a strong earthquake that killed more than 17,000 people in the country's western Black Sea region. Coordinated by the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, the exercise, the first of its kind, began at 6:57 p.m. local time (1557

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Türkiye detains 543 for suspected links to 2016 failed coup: minister

STORY: Türkiye detains 543 for suspected links to 2016 failed coup: minister DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of suspected Gulen movement participants at ATMs 2. various of Turkish police counting the cash involved in the case STORYLINE: Turkish police detained 543 people on Tuesday in an operation across 59 provinces for their suspected links to a network accused by the government of orchestrating a coup in 2016, a minister said. The eight-month-long investigation aimed at deciphering the structure, recruitment process of new personnel and financial resources of the Gulen movement, which the Turkish government accuses of infiltrating into the state bureaucracy and attempting the coup, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said at a press conference. So far, 543 out of 704 wanted by the prosecutors have been detained, Soylu said, adding that 17 of the detained were working in the public sector. The operation came after information showe

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TÜRKIYE-BARTIN-COAL MINE EXPLOSION

(221015) -- ANKARA, Oct. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Oct. 15, 2022 shows a coal mine after explosion in Bartin province, Türkiye. The death toll rose to 40 in an underground coal mine explosion in the northern Bartin province of Türkiye that trapped 110 workers, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-BARTIN-COAL MINE EXPLOSION

(221015) -- ANKARA, Oct. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Oct. 15, 2022 shows a coal mine after explosion in Bartin province, Türkiye. The death toll rose to 40 in an underground coal mine explosion in the northern Bartin province of Türkiye that trapped 110 workers, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-BARTIN-COAL MINE EXPLOSION

(221015) -- ANKARA, Oct. 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Oct. 15, 2022 shows a coal mine after explosion in Bartin province, Türkiye. The death toll rose to 40 in an underground coal mine explosion in the northern Bartin province of Türkiye that trapped 110 workers, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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At least 14 killed in mine blast in northern Türkiye: minister

STORY: At least 14 killed in mine blast in northern Türkiye: minister DATELINE: Oct. 15, 2022 LENGTH: 0:00:37 LOCATION: AMASRA, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescuers working STORYLINE: At least 14 workers were killed on Friday in an underground coal mine explosion in the northern Bartin province of Türkiye, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said. "An explosion occurred at the minus 300-meter elevation at 6:15 p.m. local time (1515 GMT) at the Amasra Hard Coal Enterprise," Bartin province said in a statement. The rescue teams managed to pull out 14 miners, while at least 49 were still trapped. The mine has intense methane gas, and they have a suspicion of a firedamp explosion, said Mayor of Bartin's Amasra District Recai Cakir. A total of 149 searches and rescue personnel, with five National Medical Rescue Team vehicles, 31 ambulances, and one emergency response vehicle were dispatched to the scene, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted. Xinhua News Agency corre

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Police officer killed in PKK suicide bombing in southern Türkiye: minister

STORY: Police officer killed in PKK suicide bombing in southern Türkiye: minister DATELINE: Sept. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the terrorist attack recorded by security cameras (Courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 2. various of scene near the police station in the Mezitli district in Mersin province of Türkiye (Courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 3. various of police officers defusing the other trapped bomb at the scene of the terrorist attack near the police station in the Mezitli district in Mersin province of Türkiye (Courtesy of Ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: One police officer was killed and another injured late on Monday when a bomb exploded near a hotel in Türkiye's southern province of Mersin, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Tuesday. Soylu told reporters that the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was responsible for the attack, adding two women carried out attacks and died in the suicide bombing. The two women, affiliated with the PKK gro

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Wildfire near Turkish resort largely contained: president

STORY: Wildfire near Turkish resort largely contained: president DATELINE: June 26, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:10 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wildfire STORYLINE: The wildfire near an Aegean coastal resort in southwestern Turkey has been largely contained although it is still spreading in a small area, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday. A total of 435 people have been evacuated since the fire erupted on Tuesday evening, with nearly 4,000 hectares of forest affected, Erdogan said during his visit to the wildfire-hit Marmaris District of southwestern Mugla Province. More than 4,500 firefighters and 61 water-dropping aircraft were deployed to fight the blaze, according to the Turkish president. The police on Thursday detained a 34-year-old man who confessed to having started the fire following a quarrel with his family members, according to Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. Turkey was hit by one of the worst wildfires in the summer of 2021 fed by strong win

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Turkey battles wildfires for 3rd day near holiday resort

STORY: Turkey battles wildfires for 3rd day near holiday resort DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the wildfires at Mugla province of Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) STORYLINE: Turkey is continuing for the third-day battle against wildfires near the resort of Marmaris on the Aegean coast on Thursday, with hundreds of people ordered to evacuate. At least 247 people have been evacuated from areas threatened by wind-driven wildfires, Turkey's Agriculture and Forestry Minister Vahit Kirisci said at a joint press conference with Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu. Kirisci said 3,000 hectares of land were affected by the blazes and 12 planes, 45 water-dropping helicopters and 2,600 personnel were involved in the firefighting. "I can say that now we are in a much better situation. This morning, air humidity has reached the level of 91 percent," Kirisci said. Wildfires erupted in several places on Tuesday evening in the Bordubet region near

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Turkey identifies perpetrators of attacks in Bursa, Istanbul

STORY: Turkey identifies perpetrators of attacks in Bursa, Istanbul DATELINE: April 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. Various of the bomb attack in Bursa, Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 2. Various of the televised interview of Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu (courtesy of NTV news broadcaster) 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): SULEYMAN SOYLU, Turkish Interior Minister (courtesy of NTV news broadcaster) 4. Various of the bomb attack in Bursa, Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas news agency ) 5. Various of the bomb attack in Istanbul, Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas news agency ) 6. Various of Turkey's military operation, dubbed Claw-Lock, against the PKK targets in northern Iraq 7. Various of Turkish defense ministry 8. Various of the militants of PKK STORYLINE: Turkey said on Friday recent attacks in the country's northwestern province of Bursa and biggest metropole Istanbul were carried out by subcontractor groups of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). SOUNDBITE (Tu