Turkish Gendarmerie

Some 57 sheep were seized in a minibus after gendarmerie in the southern province of Mersin suspected it was carrying bombs on Dec. 27, Doğan News Agency has reported.

The gendarmerie, which had earlier tightened province-wide measures against possible terrorist attacks in the region, suspected an overloaded white minibus that had rubber pieces dangling from its boot. 

A total of 9,977 Turkish security officials have been dismissed for alleged links to illegal organizations, Turkey's Official Gazette said Nov. 22.

The personnel figures in the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) have sharply fallen since the evening of the failed coup attempt on July 15, mainly due to the separation of the gendarmerie from the force, as well as large numbers of suspensions. 

One soldier was injured when two hand-made explosives placed on a road exploded on April 28 in the Aegean province of Manisa.

The first explosion occurred on a road in the Soma district during the passing of civilian vehicles. No casualties were reported. A second explosion occurred as gendarmerie teams arrived at the scene after the first incident. 

Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has pledged to take all necessary measures to end the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), after the militant group killed six security officials by detonating an improvised explosive device in Mardin's Nusaybin district on April 2. 

A very old and valuable plate has been seized during an operation by the Bal?kesir Provincial gendarmerie command in the northwestern province's Band?rma district. The plate depicts the spring festivities of the Persian King. 

Police used tear gas on Feb. 16 to disperse thousands of locals protesting a company's efforts to extract mine in Cerattepe region in the Black Sea province of Artvin.

Protestors, who blocked traffic with their vehicles starting late Feb. 15, threw stones at the security forces in response. The road is still blocked after the police intervention.

A security summit helmed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu was held Dec. 31 in the Turkish capital Ankara with the participation of senior military and government officials. 

The five-hour meeting focused on the struggle against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), particularly the ongoing clashes in southeastern Diyarbak?r's Sur district, according to officials.  

Former commander of the Serbian Interior Ministry's Gendarmerie unit Gen. Bratislav Dikic has asked to retire due to illness, Vecernje Novosti daily writes.

Turkey is currently going through dire straits - and not only due to ongoing tension with Russia over the downed jet on Nov. 24 near the Syrian border.

Take the case of journalists, who have started to appear at court one by one after the Nov. 1 election, which resulted in a clear win for the Justice and Development Party (AK Parti).