The Turkish Defense Ministry on Friday confirmed that the military helicopter crash in the eastern Turkish province of Bitlis was most likely caused by a sudden change in weather conditions as there are no traces of explosion and fire at the crash site

Seven people died and 64 were rescued when a boat carrying migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan sank on Thursday in eastern Turkey's Lake Van, the governor's office in Bitlis province said

Seven people have died as the result of an incident in which a boat carrying migrants capsized in Lake Van, situated between the provinces of Van and Bitlis in eastern Turkey, the Anadolu news agency reported on Thursday

Turkish security forces have detained more than 3,000 irregular migrants looking to cross the country to enter the European Union over the past week, the Anadolu news agency reported on Monday, citing security sources

One Turkish officer was killed in what a source in the country's security services said was a terror attack committed by the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) in the eastern Bitlis province, local media reported on Friday

Turkish forces have killed, captured or forced to surrender 307 militants linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and to the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in the course of counterterrorism operations held in eastern Turkey in 2018, local media reported on Thursday.