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 gendarmerie seizes 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible

STORY: Turkish gendarmerie seizes 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible DATELINE: June 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gendarmerie team catching antiquities smugglers 2. various of the 1,100-year-old Hebrew Bible STORYLINE: The Turkish gendarmerie forces have seized an ancient copy of the Hebrew Bible during an operation to stop the illicit trade of artifacts. The copy is believed to be 1,100 years old, according to a statement by the Istanbul Provincial Gendarmerie Command on Monday. The forces carried out raids on three sites upon a tip-off that four suspects were seeking a buyer for the holy book priced at 500,000 U.S. dollars. The Hebrew Bible was delivered to the Manuscript Institution of Türkiye for further examination, said the statement. During the raids, the forces also confiscated 101 ancient coins dating back to the Roman and Byzantine periods, which were later sent to the Istanbul Archeology Museums, it added. The four suspe

Türkiye vows continued efforts to ease food crisis after Russia suspends grain initiative

STORY: Türkiye vows continued efforts to ease food crisis after Russia suspends grain initiative DATELINE: Nov. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. shot of Istanbul city in Türkiye 2. various of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkish Medical World Congress in Istanbul, Türkiye 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President 4. various of Turkish Medical World Congress in Istanbul, Türkiye 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President 6. various of Türkiye, Russia, Ukraine, UN officials in the coordination center of Military university in Istanbul, Türkiye 7. various of dry cargo ships anchoring in the Black Sea 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, Turkish President 9. various of Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar in Türkiye STORYLINE: Türkiye will continue its efforts to alleviate the global food crisis, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday. Erdogan's remarks came after Russia suspe

Iran warns U.S., Europe not to link nuclear talks to internal issues

STORY: Iran warns U.S., Europe not to link nuclear talks to internal issues DATELINE: Oct. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Tehran CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference of Iranian Foreign Ministry STORYLINE: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani warned on Monday the United States and Europe not to associate Iran's recent internal problems with the nuclear talks. "We believe that the internal issues are related to the (Iranian) government and the people of Iran and we do not allow any other country to interfere in Iran's internal affairs," Kanaani said during his weekly press conference. "The positions and views of Iran (on nuclear talks) have been expressed many times, and we are ready to proceed in the same direction and reach a comprehensive agreement that will meet the interests of all parties," he added. The talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), began in April 2021 in Vienna but were suspe