National Gendarmerie

Turkish gendarmerie forces have captured a total of 122 migrants inside vehicles in two different incidents on May 11.

Yalova Gendarmerie Forces captured 35 Afghans while on a daily patrol of the Yalova-Bursa road, after they stopped a suspected vehicle with a license plate number of 34, which is the official plate number for Istanbul, Do?an News Agency reported. 

Gendarmerie forces have raided a cologne producer in the western resort town of Fethiye, seizing 3,900 liters of bootleg alcohol and the material used to produce counterfeit alcoholic drinks.

Security sources said 1,400 liters of the alcohol was bottled and ready for distribution. Two people were detained for their roles in the production.

Four prosecutors and a former commander were arrested on May 6 in the investigation into the halting of Syria-bound National Intelligence Organization (M?T) trucks in January 2014, which led to a nationwide crisis and a series of detentions against top security personnel. 

Saying it had been tasked by a civilian authority and its primary motive was not to conduct any military operation, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has denied accusations about its conduct in an incident that resulted in a deadly clash with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) in the eastern province of A?r?.

Saying it had been tasked by a civilian authority and its primary motive was not to conduct any military operation, the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) has denied accusations about its conduct in an incident that resulted in a deadly clash with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers? Party (PKK) in the eastern province of A?r?.

BELGRADE - The Military Security Agency (VBA) has provided the initial documents about the incident between the Gendarmerie and the military police in Belgrade in September last year and that is a step in the right direction, Ombudsman Sasa Jankovic has posted on his Twitter account.

Rumors that construction workers found two jars of gold while digging a plot have triggered a gold rush in the Black Sea province of Ordu, with the governor calling on citizens to give up the search which is exploiting the area.

Serbia's High Prosecution Office on Monday brought charges against eight members of the Gendarmerie special police unit, for attacking an army officers in the performance of theirduties, abuse and torture and abuse of office.

Turkish Interior Minister Efkan Ala has attempted to justify the government's controversial homeland security bill by referring to the EU's 2014 Progress Report on Turkey, which stated that "reforms are needed to improve civilian scrutiny of the military, the police, the gendarmerie and the intelligence services."

National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) prosecutors are executing search warrants at 13 locations in the City of Bucharest and in the counties of Constanta and Cluj, one of which is the headquarters of a public institution, the rest being company headquarters and homes of individuals.

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