ANKARA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The number of Turkish soldiers killed by methane gas exposure during a cave operation in northern Iraq has risen to 12, the Turkish Defense Ministry announced Monday.

ANKARA, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of Turkish soldiers rose to eight after three more succumbed to methane gas exposure during a search and clearance operation in a cave in northern Iraq, ...

More recently, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has overseen the dismissal of thousands of academics accused of supporting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) or being affiliated with the ...