ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey on Saturday handed over keys to newly-completed homes to some of those left homeless after last year’s devastating earthquake, one year after the country’s deadliest disaster …
A year after major quake, Turkey starts delivering homes for affected
One year after the devastating earthquakes that killed tens of thousands, Turkey has started delivering newly built apartments for locals whose buildings either collapsed or were heavily damaged. “We continue to feel the pain of the lives we lost in the earthquake,
Fed, Amazon Were Training Grounds for Turkey Central Bank Chief
Turkey’s new central bank governor is a University of Pennsylvania-educated economist who’s taking over after a period of rapid transition to a more hawkish policy stance in the nearly $1 trillion …
Quake trauma haunts children in Turkey’s container city
Cansu Gol lost her baby in the rubble of Turkey’s massive earthquake a year ago.”My seven-year-old daughter was pulled out alive from the rubble hours after the earthquake.
Turkey Frees P&G Workers Held Hostage in Anti-Israel Protest
A group of seven hostages were set free from a Procter & Gamble Co. factory in Turkey after an assailant was ‘neutralized,’ according to a government official.
Hostages Rescued, Armed Man Detained at P&G Factory in Turkey
Police detained an armed man who took staff hostage at a Procter & Gamble factory in northwestern Turkey on Thursday and rescued seven hostages, the local governor’s office said, ending an apparent protest against Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.
‘I did think I could die’: The Britons having cut-price surgery in Turkey
Tourists are flocking to the country for holidays with a procedure on the side — but several deaths have led to growing safety fears
Erdogan appointed Fatih Karahan as Turkey’s central bank governor – official gazette
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan named deputy central bank Governor Fatih Karahan as Turkey’s new central bank governor, the official gazette said early on Saturday.
Quake survivors in Turkey and Syria still struggling, one year on
The aid organization CARE called for more financial support for the affected areas. “The international donor community must take seriously the ongoing effects of the earthquake and long-term risks for …
Turkey Israel: ‘Seven arrested for passing information to Mossad’
Turkish security forces have arrested seven people on suspicion of passing information to the Israeli intelligence service Mossad, unnamed officials say. The arrests came after a joint raid by police and officials from Turkey’s MIT intelligence agency in Istanbul and the western city of Izmir.