National Intelligence Organization

The cabinet has agreed on a "four-point plan" for the southeastern border province of Kilis, where 17 people have been killed by a total of 46 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) rockets in recent days, according to Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmu?.

Turkey's top appeals court overturned convictions in the Ergenekon coup plot case on April 21.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chair Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu has accused the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government of "aiding and abetting" the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), while commenting on an ongoing row over a constitutional amendment to lift parliamentary immunities.

Despite calls from the West, resuming talks with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) does not seem likely or easy for the Turkish government for the time being, according to security officials.

Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation against a member of Turkey's National Intelligence Organization (M?T), Haluk Özcan, for links to the "parallel structure" - a group of Fethullah Gülen sympathizers accused of trying to overthrow the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) government, the former's ally-turned-foe.

Defense Minister ?smet Y?lmaz said on April 13 that theTurkish security forces had killed 362 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants since July 2015 with its cross-border artillery fire against targets in Syria.

Two Russian "spies" alleged to be involved in the killing of Chechen militant Abdulvakhid Edelgireyev in Turkey were caught in a joint operation that took six months to prepare by the National Intelligence Organization (M?T) and police on April 8 in Istanbul, a report has claimed.

Rocket projectiles that were fired from Syria landed in the southern province of Kilis for the third consecutive day on April 13.

Locals in the border province panicked when Katyusha rockets fired from Syria fell into an empty field in two different regions at 9:10 a.m. No casualties were reported in the incident.

A coordination meeting on the fight against the "parallel structure" (The Gülen Movement) was held on March 30, presided over by Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu and with the participation of the interior, justice and finance ministers, as well as the head of the National Intelligence Organization (M?T).

Turkish journalists Can Dündar and Erdem Gül appeared in Istanbul's Ça?layan courthouse for the second hearing of their controversial case on April 1, with the court again ruling not to arrest them for the duration of the trial.