(Bloomberg) — Singapore boosted its gold reserves by about 30% in January, joining central banks from China to Turkey in building up holdings of the precious metal. Most Read from Bloomberg …
‘A Thin Existence’: Man Stranded in Turkey After Being Refused Entry to Britain
Man Stranded in Turkey After Being Refused Entry to Britain By Ali Kucukgocmen ANKARA (Reuters) – Stranded in Turkey since being barred from boarding a flight to Britain more than two months ago, …
With Fingerprints, DNA and Photos, Turkey Seeks Families of the Missing
More than a thousand earthquake victims are still unaccounted for. Some families waited for days by ruined buildings, hoping to see bodies that never surfaced.
5 Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Turkey
At least five migrants were killed when their boat sank off the coast of southwest Turkey, while 10 migrants were rescued, Turkish authorities announ
Fingerprints, DNA, photos help Turkey find missing for families
NARLICA, Turkey — When a powerful earthquake struck southern Turkey last month, a lawyer concluded that her relatives had been buried in the rubble of their collapsed apartment. Three days later, rescue workers recovered the bodies of her mother and …
Turkey’s current account deficit at $10 bln in January; $43.5 bln in 2023
ISTANBUL — Turkey is expected to record a current account deficit of $10 billion in January on back of gold imports, a Reuters poll showed on Wednesday, while the deficit was seen at $43.5 billion in …
Quake death toll nears 48,000 in Turkey, 6,000 in Syria
The head of Turkey’s disaster and emergency management agency has raised the country’s death toll from a magnitude 7.8 earthquake last month to 47,975
A City Suddenly Erased: Photos From Turkey, After the Quake
Immediately following the February disaster, award-winning photographer Peter van Agtmael travelled to the epicenter of the destruction. Nothing could prepare him for what he saw.
Erdogan’s challenger faces delicate balancing act to win over Turkey’s Kurds
The compromise that salvaged Turkey’s opposition bloc from collapsing this week lays the ground for enlisting Kurdish support as well, but not without fragilities and risks on the way.
Philippines to send $200K aid, in-kind relief assistance to quake-hit Syria
The Philippine government will donate $200,000 to Syria and send relief aid to help the country recover from the devastation caused by the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck its neighbor Turkey last …