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Turkey's top soldier has responded to harsh criticism from the nationalist opposition leader over the army's evacuation of the Tomb of Süleyman ?ah.

Turkey's top soldier has responded to harsh criticism from the nationalist opposition leader over the army's evacuation of the Tomb of Süleyman ?ah.

Two key suspects from Turkey's legal wiretapping body were detained on Jan. 21, as police staged an operation in six cities across Turkey as part of a vast spying case, which includes allegations of illegal wiretapping of top ranking state officials, including the prime minister.

A broad police operation into the so-called ?parallel structure,? members of the Gülen movement that allegedly infiltrated the judiciary and security forces, was launched launched Jan. 20 as part of claims that they wiretapped and spied on figures including then-PM Recep Tayyip Erdo?an.

The mining company responsible for the operation of the disaster-struck mine in the Aegean coal capital of Soma, where 301 workers lost their lives in Turkey's worst mining accident last May, has obtained authorization to build a new plant in the northern province of Amasya, daily Cumhuriyet has reported.

The Turkish Navy will launch an expedition to commemorate the sinking of an Ottoman frigate on a goodwill voyage to Japan in 1890.

The expedition will follow a route through the Indian Ocean to reach Japan, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu said Jan. 3.