Turkish security forces capture 23 suspected IS members: minister

STORY: Turkish security forces capture 23 suspected IS members: minister SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: April 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the operations of Turkish security forces (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish security forces have apprehended 23 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in recent operations, according to a statement by the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya on Thursday. The police conducted simultaneous raids in several provinces, including Canakkale, Hatay, Konya, Sakarya, Tekirdag, Yalova, and Yozgat, Yerlikaya said on the social media platform X, without revealing the specific timing of these operations. Between June 1, 2023, and April 22, 2024, a total of 1422 operations were carried out against the IS group. As a result, 2,991 suspects were captured, according to the minister. The IS has conducted a series of deadly attacks in Türkiye since 2015, including the rec

Turkish police detain 14 IS suspects

STORY: Turkish police detain 14 IS suspects SHOOTING TIME: April 9, 2024 DATELINE: April 10, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:06 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police detaining 14 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in simultaneous operations in four provinces of Türkiye (source: Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police on Tuesday detained 14 suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) group in operations in four provinces, according to Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. Yerlikaya said on social media platform X that the police detained six suspects in Yalova province, five in Eskisehir province, two in Gaziantep province, and one in Samsun province. The Turkish government designated the IS as a terrorist organization in 2013 and blamed it for a spate of deadly attacks in the country since 2015. Türkiye has stepped up operations against IS terrorists after the group attacked an Istanbul church in late January, killing a civilian during Sunday

Turkish police detain 8 suspects in anti-gang operations

STORY: Turkish police detain 8 suspects in anti-gang operations SHOOTING TIME: February, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the anti-gang operations carried out by the Turkish police (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police detained eight suspects, including the ringleaders, of a criminal organization as part of an operation dubbed "Cage-47," the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Sunday. The operations, initiated by the Turkish authorities in the northwestern province of Yalova, were carried out simultaneously in provinces of Kocaeli, Bursa, Yalova and Sakarya, Yerlikaya said on the social media platform X, without specifying the time of the raids. The police seized four unlicensed pistols, two blank firing pistols, two hunting rifles, a large amount of Turkish lira and a large number of promissory notes, checks, title deeds and digital materials, he said. He said that it has been suspe

Turkish security forces detain 28 IS suspects

STORY: Turkish security forces detain 28 IS suspects SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish police detaining 28 suspects affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) across nine provinces in the country (courtesy of Turkish Interior Ministry) STORYLINE: Turkish police have detained 28 suspects affiliated with the Islamic State (IS), a cabinet minister said on Thursday. The suspects were captured as part of "Operation Heroes-46" across nine provinces in the country, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter. The police teams seized a large amount of foreign currency and Turkish Lira during simultaneous raids, he said. The operations were conducted in the provinces of Sakarya, Denizli, Ankara, Adana, Duzce, Bursa, Gaziantep, Istanbul and Yalova, he added. Video footage posted on the Turkish minister's X account showed police entering apartments and buildings and putting suspects into

Türkiye unveils 3 homegrown warships, unmanned naval vessel

STORY: Türkiye unveils 3 homegrown warships, unmanned naval vessel SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 19, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of warship delivery ceremony in Yalova, Türkiye 2. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the warship delivery ceremony in Yalova, Türkiye 3. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish president 4. various of warship TCG Istanbul delivered to the naval forces in Yalova, Türkiye 5. various of Marlin Sida, an unmanned armed naval vessel 6. various of navy personnel advancing towards warships STORYLINE: Türkiye launched on Friday three domestically produced warships and an unmanned naval vessel at a ceremony in the northwestern Yalova province. Speaking at the delivery ceremony at the Sefine Shipyard, Türkiye's premier shipyard, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the vessels would contribute to strengthening the country's naval power. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN,

Experts say Türkiye's return to conventional economy to take time

STORY: Expert says Türkiye's return to conventional economy to take time DATELINE: July 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:08 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of Turkish central bank 3. various of Turkish lira 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BAKI DEMIREL, Professor of Economics at Yalova University 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): BAKI DEMIREL, Professor of Economics at Yalova University 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): BAKI DEMIREL, Professor of Economics at Yalova University STORYLINE: Since winning reelection in May, Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has replaced the country's central bank governor and the minister of treasury and finance with market-friendly figures to address the cost of living crisis. On June 22, the central bank raised the interest rates from 8.5 percent to 15 percent, the first hike in more than two years that was welcomed by the market as a return to economic orthodox even though investors expected more. However,

2nd time for woman saved from under quake rubble

2nd time for woman saved from under quake rubble

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Merhat Ozturk (3rd from L), 74, lies in an Istanbul hospital Aug. 22 following her rescue by a Japanese team from debris some 58 hours after last week's killer earthquake in northwestern Turkey. Her son Ahmet (R) said the woman, who was staying in Yalova when the quake struck, had also been rescued from a collapsed building 60 years ago after a temblor hit eastern Turkey.

Turks in dire need of daily necessities

Turks in dire need of daily necessities

YALOVA, Turkey - Residents of the quake-stricken town of Yalova on the Sea of Marmara in western Turkey talk to each other in groups Aug. 19 to swap information on clothing, food and other daily necessities.

Turkey's economic woes amplified by Fed's rate hikes

STORY: Turkey's economic woes amplified by Fed's rate hikes DATELINE: June 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:04:31 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of people at shopping in Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 3. various of Turkish lira 4. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan 5. various of Turkish Finance and Treasury Minister Nureddin Nebati (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 6. various of US dollar 7. various of people at shopping in Turkey (courtesy of Ihlas News Agency) 8. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): ENVER ERKAN, Chief economist at Istanbul's Tera Securities 9. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): BAKI DEMIREL, Associate professor of economics at Yalova University STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): BURAK AKINCI, Xinhua correspondent "I'm Burak Akinci with Xinhua News Agency. I'm now in Turkey's capital city Ankara. The U.S. Federal Reserve's consecutive rate hikes to rein in rising inflation are to deal new blows to the struggling Turkish ec

Turkey presidential election

Turkey presidential election

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves to participants at his campaign rally on June 14, 2018, in Yalova, Turkey, ahead of the upcoming presidential election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Turkey presidential election

Turkey presidential election

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan waves to participants at his campaign rally on June 14, 2018, in Yalova, Turkey, ahead of the upcoming presidential election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Turkey presidential election

Turkey presidential election

Photo shows banners with pictures of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) and Turkish Republic founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk on June 14, 2018, ahead of the upcoming presidential election in Yalova, Turkey. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

2nd time for woman saved from under quake rubble

2nd time for woman saved from under quake rubble

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Merhat Ozturk (3rd from L), 74, lies in an Istanbul hospital Aug. 22 following her rescue by a Japanese team from debris some 58 hours after last week's killer earthquake in northwestern Turkey. Her son Ahmet (R) said the woman, who was staying in Yalova when the quake struck, had also been rescued from a collapsed building 60 years ago after a temblor hit eastern Turkey.

Turks in dire need of daily necessities

Turks in dire need of daily necessities

YALOVA, Turkey - Residents of the quake-stricken town of Yalova on the Sea of Marmara in western Turkey talk to each other in groups Aug. 19 to swap information on clothing, food and other daily necessities.