Two of the world’s four most-visited cities are in Turkey. With the recent lift of visa requirements, the country is likely to welcome even more tourists in 2024.
Turkey mourns its tens of thousands dead, surrounded by the ruins of last year’s earthquake
Millions of people across Turkey are mourning the loss of more than 53,000 friends, loved ones and neighbors in last year’s catastrophic earthquake.
Turkey’s central bank chief resigns, citing a “character assassination” campaign
Catch up fast: Under Turkey’s strongman leader — who has been in power since 2003 — the central bank had repeatedly cut interest rates, even as inflation soared to 85% in 2022. The standard economic …
1 year after Turkey earthquake, streets are littered with rubble and people live in tents
As Turkey’s government organizes national events to mark the anniversary of last year’s devastating and deadly earthquake, people take to the streets in protest of current conditions.
Why is everyone travelling to Turkey right now?
Two of the world’s four most-visited cities are in Turkey. With the recent lift of visa requirements, the country is likely to welcome even more tourists in 2024.
‘I envy people who have a grave to visit’: Earthquake survivors in Turkey struggle to rebuild their lives one year on
A year after a devastating earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, many people remain without permanent homes. Some are still searching for missing loved ones.
One year on from Turkey’s devastating earthquakes, thousands still live in containers and tents
The latest death toll stands at 53,537, with 107,213 injured. Almost 6,000 people were also killed in northern parts of Syria, which shares a border with Turkey. As many as three million people were …
Syria quake survivors – living in its shadow, one year on
On 6 February last year a devastating earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria killed tens of thousands of people. Umm Abdo, her husband Ahmed and their family fled their house as the quake struck their village of Al-Hamziyah,
Turkey mourns tens of thousands dead, surrounded by the ruins of last year’s earthquake
Millions of people across Turkey are mourning the loss of more than 53,000 friends, loved ones and neighbors in last year’s catastrophic earthquake.
Turkey earthquake survivors struggle to rebuild their lives one year on
Abdullah Yanar planted flowers in front of his container home to make it feel more like a real home for his family, who have been living in temporary shelters in southern Turkey since last year’s devastating earthquake.