Minister of Interior Besir Atalay of Turkey
Atalay was the founding rector of Kırıkkale University until he was removed from office by the Board of Higher Education (YÖK.
Beşir Atalay is married with three children.
ExtraditionAtalay said that under the accord, the two countries pledged to prevent the activities of terrorist organisations and primarily the PKK.
Separatist Kurdish militants carried out the two bomb blasts in Istanbul last week that killed 17 people, Turkish Interior Minister Besir Atalay said overnight, announcing several arrests.
Ten suspects handed over to authoritiesTurkish minister blames PKK for Istanbul bombsTthe two bombs last week killed 17 people (File)ISTANBUL (AFP)Separatist Kurdish militants carried out two bomb blasts in Istanbul last week that killed 17 people, Interior Minister Besir Atalay said Saturday, announcing several arrests.
a big part of the perpetrators were arrested in the light of strong evidence that doesn't leave any room for doubt," Atalay said Saturday.
Cem Özatalay is a sociology lecturer at Galatasaray University, Istanbul.
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ISTANBUL, Turkey (CNN) -- Turkish authorities have arrested 13 people in connection with blasts that killed 17 people in Istanbul last week, Interior Minister Besir Atalay said Saturday.
Of those arrested, 10 were sent to judicial court, Atalay said in a televised news conference.
Istanbul - The perpetrators of last weekend's deadly bomb attack in Istanbul and their accomplices have been arrested, Turkish Interior Minister Besir Atalay said Saturday.
Atalay was referring to 10 suspects who were arrested in Istanbul mid-week.
Turkish Interior Minister Besir Atalay said on Saturday that the double bombing in Istanbul last week, which left more than 150 people injured, was carried out by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and that the culprits were now in custody.
In a press statement before leaving, Atalay said the forum would discuss the affect Iraq's dangerous situation on regional security, as well as boosting security cooperation between Iraq's neighboring countries.
Atalay was welcomed at Kuwait International Airport by his Kuwaiti counterpart, First Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and Interior Ministry Under-secretary Major General Nasser Al-Othman and assistant under-secretaries.
Turkey announces arrests in twin Istanbul bombings, blames PKK03/08/2008ANKARA, Turkey -- Interior Minister Besir Atalay said on Saturday (August 2nd) members of the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were responsible for the twin bomb attacks in Istanbul last Sunday that killed 17 people and injured more than 150.
SEPARATIST Kurdish militants carried out the two bomb blasts in Istanbul last week that killed 17 people, Turkish Interior Minister Besir Atalay said at the weekend as he announced several arrests.
The police consider the incident to be resolved as the findings leave no room for hesitation, Mr Atalay said at the Istanbul police headquarters, where weapons and other implicating material seized in the suspects' houses were displayed.
BUCHAREST - ''To settle problems we have with our neighbors is the main policy of Turkish government,'' Turkish State Minister Besir Atalay said on Monday in Bucharest, Romania, where he attend the ''Black Sea Partnership & Dialogue Forum.
Atalay said preparations were underway regarding the 4th round of talks (at deputy undersecretary level) between Turkey and Armenia, but noted that he is unable to give a firm timetable for the moment.
Speaking to reporters at Istanbul's Ataturk Airport prior to his departure, Atalay said this new initiative aimed at boosting cooperation in the Black sea.
Commenting on the meeting between Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian President Robert Kocharian in Bucharest aiming to find a peaceful solution to the problem of Upper Karabakh (Azeri territory under Armenian occupation), Atalay said Turkey is for a dialogue between the two countries.
Atalay is expected to return to Turkey late on Monday.
ISTANBUL - Turkey's Interior Minister Besir Atalay said on Tuesday there was a need for international cooperation between countries and global institutions in the fight against illicit drugs.
Speaking at the inauguration of the "26th International Conference on Fight Against Illicit Drugs" in Istanbul, Atalay said that "unless there is international cooperation, a country can not fight against illicit drugs on its own.
Besir Atalay said that 12,283 drug dealers had been arrested in Turkey since 2006.
Besir Atalay has recently appeared as a person on the rise among Cabinet members.
State Minister Besir Atalay has said, the policy which we have been pursuing on the Cyprus issue, is a state policy.
ANKARA (AA) - State Minister Besir Atalay has said, the policy which we have been pursuing on the Cyprus issue, is a state policy.
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Aug 3 (UPI) -- A suspect in a June bomb attack in Istanbul has confessed to setting off the bombs and watching the destruction they caused, police said.
Atalay said the two sides will continue negotiations aimed at strengthening cooperation in "border areas.
Besir Atalay said most of the perpetrators of the bombings, which also injured 154, were in custody, but declined to say how many people have been arrested.