After being trapped for 52 hours, 8-year-old Yigit Cakmak was pulled to safety from a collapsed building on Wednesday, bringing a glimmer of hope to Turkey as it reels from the devastation wrought by two massive earthquakes. Rescuers in the …
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Death toll passes 11,000
CHP party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu said Erdogan had squandered money gathered from a national tax that aimed to finance earthquake protection measures. Help has been arriving in Turkey and Syria from …
‘Where are my kids?’ Families in Turkey plead for help finding loved ones lost amid earthquake rubble
Sarwan Oghlu shook her head and screamed as she stood before the building that had been her family’s home, and where her youngest daughter and son, aged 12 and 7, remained, amid floors flattened one against the other.
Turkey quake: President Erdogan accepts some problems with response
The Turkish president met people affected by the earthquakes on Wednesday Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended his government’s response to two catastrophic earthquakes, saying it was impossible to prepare for the scale of the disaster.
Emotions run high in Turkey amid questions over state response to deadly quake
Two days after the quake hit Turkey’s Gaziantep province near the Syrian border, rescuers are racing against the clock through freezing conditions in a frantic scramble to pull survivors from the debris. As questions emerge over the country’s …
A PICTURE AND ITS STORY The man who survived the Turkey earthquake, and his family who didn’t
Peering out from under a large slab of concrete and brick, Abdulalim Muaini gestures weakly at his rescuers. It has been over two days since a massive earthquake brought his home in Hatay, Turkey, tumbling down upon him.
Turkey’s Trust in Government Has Turned to Dust
That paved the way for AKP’s messianic promise to create what it came to call a “New Turkey.” But instead of focusing on shoring up the country, the government has spent the past several years on …
Geauga Park District offering turkey hunting opportunity
Geauga Park District announced it will offer a turkey hunting opportunity again this spring on park property. For the option to participate, applicants must complete the form located at and email it …
Indian national on business trip to Turkey is missing after quake: Official
Indian rescue teams are currently focusing on searching for survivors from collapsed buildings. The teams can sustain themselves for the next 15 days …
Indian national on business trip to Turkey is missing after quake: Official
Indian rescue teams are currently focusing on searching for survivors from collapsed buildings. The teams can sustain themselves for the next 15 days …