An armed attack was made on the security post at the entrance of the courthouse in the Caglagan district of Istanbul, Turkey. Two terrorists were killed. Six people, including three policemen, were injured.
In 2023, the population of Turkey increased by 92.8 thousand people and reached 85.37 million people. The share of the rural population increased from 6.6 percent to 7 percent.
On February 6, 2023, a powerful earthquake called the "catastrophe of the century" occurred in the Kahramanmarash region of Turkey. The natural phenomenon killed 53,000 people, and 14 million citizens were directly affected. Incident details and consequences.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the graduation ceremony of the Religious Academy.
The President of Kazakhstan Kasim-Jomart Tokaev signed the decree accepting the resignation of the government of the country. Roman Vasilevich Sklyar was temporarily entrusted with the duties of Prime Minister.
HRW has accused China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of forcing millions of Chinese Muslims in labor camps to produce aluminum needed to make auto parts.
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan have announced that they will help Kyrgyzstan regarding the accident at the Bishkek TPP. In particular, Uzbekistan delivered liquefied gas cylinders to Osh.
Britain intends to strengthen financial intelligence in the South Caucasus and Central Asia, including Uzbekistan, due to the circumvention of sanctions against Russia, writes Intelligence Online, a publication related to the French special services.
Azerbaijani President Ilhom Aliyev accused France of contributing to the escalation of tensions in the region by providing military aid to Armenia.
Seven suspects who sold information to Israel's intelligence service - MOSSAD through private detectives were arrested in Turkey. They carried out such activities as collecting biographical information, photo-video documents, live surveillance and deployment of surveillance devices against targets.