Numan Kurtulmus News

 Russian air strikes that accidentally killed three Turkish soldiers in Syria were launched based on coordinates provided to Russia by the Turkish military.

Turkey`s Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus has said that he believes "foreign intelligence services" could be behind the Istanbul nightclub attack that claimed 39 lives, as it was carried out way too "professionally", the media reported.

Turkey is ready for hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Iraqi city of Mosul if a U.S.-backed operation to drive out Islamic State fuels sectarian violence, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Monday.

Turkish authorities suspended nearly 13,000 police officers, detained dozens of air force officers and shut down a TV station on Tuesday, widening a state-ordered clampdown against perceived enemies in the wake of July`s failed coup.

Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Monday that Turkey's emergency rule will be extended by an additional three months, media reports said.

Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said on Monday that Turkey`s emergency rule will be extended by an additional three months, media reports said.

Turkey has arrested 11 fugitive soldiers suspected of involvement in an attack on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's hotel during the night of the failed coup, the deputy prime minister said on Monday.

Turkey has prevented 85 "major incidents" since January, many involving live bombs, the government`s spokesman said on Monday, a day after the sixth suicide bombing in a Turkish city this year. 

Suspected militants from the Kurdistan Workers` Party (PKK) attacked the offices of two strongly pro-government Turkish newspapers, throwing Molotov cocktails and opening fire on their editorial headquarters, reports said Thursday. 

A girl believed to be five years old died and as many as 13 migrants may be missing at sea off the Greek island of Lesbos on Saturday, the Greek coastguard said.

A four-year-old Syrian girl`s body washed up on a beach in western Turkey on Friday, state media said, just weeks after images of drowned Syrian toddler Aylan Kurdi shook the world.