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President Erdoğan vows intensified operations against PKK, dismisses post-coup criticism
The recent reshuffle in the police department will lead to an intensification of the fight against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said, vowing to completely "uproot the PKK."
New police chiefs assigned to 61 provinces in Turkey
New police chiefs have been assigned to 61 provinces across Turkey including İzmir, Adana and Konya, according to a decree published on Oct. 26 in the Official Gazette. The major reshuffle comes as part of sweeping state of emergency decrees just over three months after the failed July 15 military coup attempt.
Former Istanbul Police Chief Cerrah testifies in Armenian journalist Dink murder case
Former Istanbul Police Chief Celalettin Cerrah gave his testimony to the public prosecutor's office on Dec. 15 in the case into the murder of Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink.
Hrant Dink murder case deepens with new testimonies
The list of suspects in the murder case of Hrant Dink, a Turkish-Armenian journalist killed in 2007 in Istanbul, has been broadened, with the court listening to more high-ranking officials amid a move to merge the case of the convicted shooter with that of the alleged instigators.