South Africa has granted Turkey’s Karpowership access to the three ports of Ngqura, Durban and Saldanha Bay for a period of 20 years, the transport ministry said on Thursday, in a bid to alleviate the …
The Earthquake Changed Turkey, but Change Is Complicated
The earthquakes that struck on Feb. 6 left more than 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria dead. More than 6,000 died in Adiyaman alone, where more than 1,200 buildings collapsed and thousands more were heavily damaged. In those first essential hours, the state was nowhere to be seen. Victims lay under the rubble waiting for rescue teams for days.
Moment sofa flies through air during Turkey storm
As strong winds hit Ankara, Turkey, footage on social media appeared to show an outdoor sofa being blown off a high-rise into the sky. Onur Kalmaz, who filmed the video, told local media nobody was hurt by the incident and the seat remained usable after the furniture ended up in his garden.
Turkey lashes out at US over warship anchored in Cyprus
The island remains ethnically divided between Turkish- and Greek-Cypriots since Turkey’s military intervention in 1974 in response to a Greek military coup.
Mum in coma in Turkey needed back in UK – family
T he family of a woman who is on life support in Turkey after having a seizure said they “desperately need her back in the UK with her babies”. Melissa Kinsella, 30, of Wirral, was on holiday with 16 …
Wirral mum in coma in Turkey needed back home, family says
The family of a woman who is on life support in Turkey after having a seizure said they “desperately need her back in the UK with her babies”. Melissa Kinsella, 30, of Wirral, was on holiday with 16 …
Why Turkey Experts Got the Election All Wrong
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Ukraine war live updates: Turkey says grain deal has been extended for Ukrainian shipping corridor
Russia appears to be doubling down on its efforts to capture Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine, with Ukraine’s armed forces saying Wednesday that Russian forces continue to concentrate their efforts on capturing the besieged town and nearby areas around Lyman, Avdiivka and Marinka.
Why Turkey’s tight election race resonates far beyond its borders
A runoff between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, will take place on May 28. Here’s why the outcome matters to the world.
Erdogan rival sharpens tone on migrants before Turkey runoff
Tayyip Erdogan’s rival in Turkey’s presidential race accused the government on Wednesday of allowing 10 million “irregular” migrants to enter the country, marking a nationalist turn in his rhetoric ahead of a May 28 runoff vote.