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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 615

Suleyman Soylu

A participant waves a rainbow flag during a Pride march in Istanbul, on June 26, 2022 (KEMAL ASLAN / AFP)
May 29, 2023, 1:30 pm
‘I feel deeply afraid’: Turkey’s LGBTQ community dreads future under Erdogan
Turkish president made community a target during highly divisive campaign for reelection, calling it ‘perverse’
By Eylul YASAR
Screen capture from video showing the arrest of a Syrian woman as a suspect in a bomb attack in Istanbul, Turkey, November 14. (Twitter. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
November 14, 2022, 6:30 pm
Kurdish groups deny involvement in deadly Turkey bombing after suspect arrested
Turkish security says Syrian suspect confessed to being an agent of outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party; minister pans US condolence message
By Agencies
Israeli couple Mordi and Natalie Oknin, who were held in Turkey for a week on suspicion of espionage, are greeted upon their arrival home in Modiin on November 18, 2021 following their release. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)
November 18, 2021, 5:17 am
Israeli couple arrive home after being held in Turkish prison as suspected spies
Israel thanks President Erdogan for helping end saga of Natali and Mordy Oknin, arrested last week for photographing his Istanbul palace; couple thanks ‘entire nation of Israel’
By Tal Schneider and ToI Staff
The family of Natali and Mordy Oknin speak by phone with Natali on November 17, 2021, for the first time since she and her husband were arrested eight days earlier in Turkey. The couple, both Egged bus drivers, are being held separately and face espionage accusations, which they and the Israeli government firmly deny. (Channel 13 screenshot)
November 17, 2021, 9:53 pm
‘It’s tough but I’m strong’: Woman held in Turkey speaks with family for 1st time
Natali Oknin, who was arrested with her husband Mordy last week for photographing Erdogan’s palace, tells her children and sister, ‘If you’re strong, I’m strong’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: The Silivri prison complex, outside Istanbul, April 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Mehmet Guzel)
November 16, 2021, 7:01 pm
Israeli diplomats visit couple held in Turkey; Mossad chief said to get involved
Turkish minister says prosecutors believe Mordy and Natali Oknin carried out ‘what can be called diplomatic, military espionage’ when they photographed president’s palace
By ToI Staff
In this undated photo obtained Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, a man believed to be the Islamic State gunman who killed dozens at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year's Eve films himself as he wanders near Istanbul's Taksim square. (DHA-Depo Photos via AP)
January 4, 2017, 5:20 am
Video shows man believed to be nightclub terrorist in Turkey
Eerie 44-second selfie footage shows suspect’s face as he tours central Istanbul square; not known if clip was filmed before or after deadly rampage
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC and Lori Hinnant
A Turkish police officer stands guard close to the site of an apparent terror attack at the Reina nightclub, one of the Istanbul's most exclusive party spots, early on January 1, 2017. (AFP Photo/Yasin Akgul)
January 2, 2017, 2:51 pm
First arrests made in Istanbul nightclub shooting probe
8 reported detained as frantic manhunt for Islamic State-affiliated gunman continues; Turkey bombs IS positions in Syria
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Dr. Ayia Ihsan Abd al-Hay, an Israeli woman who was in the Istanbul nightclub where 39 people were killed on January 1, 2017 (Channel 2 screenshot)
January 1, 2017, 6:14 pm
Attacker yelled ‘Allahu akbar’ as he fired, says Israeli survivor of Turkey terror
Dr. Ayia Ihsan Abd al-Hay ‘devastated’ by death of Lian Zaher Nasser, who worked for her as dental assistant
By ToI Staff
Turkish anti riot police officers in front of the Reina night club, one of Istanbul's most exclusive party spots, early on January 1, 2017 after at least one gunmen went on a shooting rampage in the nightclub during New Year's Eve celebrations. (AFP/YASIN AKGUL)
January 1, 2017, 4:43 pm
Turkey hunts for terrorist who killed 39 in nightclub shooting
PM Yildirim denies reports attacker, who has not been identified, was dressed as Santa Claus; CCTV footage shows him wearing Santa hat
By Agencies
Damaged police vehicles and cars are pictured on December 10, 2016 on the site where a car bomb exploded near the stadium of football club Besiktas in central Istanbul. (AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE)
December 12, 2016, 11:51 am
Turkey bombs Kurds, arrests dozens in crackdown after twin attack
State media quotes military saying it hit PKK headquarters in northern Iraq, as death toll rises to 44 in Istanbul double bombing
By Agencies
People walk on a street decorated with a Turkish flag near the Besiktas football club stadium the day after two explosions at the site killed 38, Istanbul, December 11, 2016. (AP/Emrah Gurel)
December 11, 2016, 3:22 pm
Turkey hunts for answers, buries dead after blasts kill 38
No claims of responsibility for explosions that also injured 155; officials, pointing at Kurdish militia, arrest 13
By DOMINIQUE SOGUEL
A US Air Force plane takes off from the Incirlik airbase in southern Turkey, September 1, 2013. (AP/Vadim Ghirda, File)
July 17, 2016, 10:14 pm
Post putsch, US-led coalition resumes strikes on IS from Turkey
Amid rising Washington-Ankara tensions over failed coup attempt, Pentagon says its NATO ally reopens airspace to military aircraft
By AFP and ToI Staff
File: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, with US President Barack Obama during a bilateral meeting in 2011. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
July 17, 2016, 3:30 am
US-Turkish tensions rise after failed coup attempt
Ankara official claims US involvement in putsch, as Erdogan delivers veiled threat to end anti-IS cooperation
By Bradley Klapper
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