Wildfires have engulfed Turkey for weeks, threatening Bursa, the country’s fourth-largest city and forcing over 1,700 people to flee.
Turkey mourns 10 people killed battling a wildfire
The funerals of 10 rescue volunteers and forestry workers killed while battling a wildfire have been held in Turkey …
Wildfires threaten Turkey’s fourth-largest city as locals are evacuated
Wildfires that have engulfed Turkey for weeks are threatening the country’s fourth-largest city, leading to hundreds of people fleeing their homes …
Two business leaders in Turkey are questioned after they … – Newsday
ANKARA, Turkey — Prosecutors questioned two Turkish business leaders Wednesday after they delivered recent scathing criticism of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government amid an …
Turkey denies finance minister Mehmet Simsek fed up and set to quit
By bne staff in Istanbul and Prague Claims that Turkey’s finance minister Mehmet Simsek is on the point of quitting have been denied by the country’s presidency. Rumours of an impending resignation …
Fires engulf Turkey’s Mediterranean coast as government declares 2 disaster zones
New wildfires have broken out on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast and the government has declared two western provinces to be disaster zones.
Raging wildfires in Turkey kill at least 10 firefighters and rescue workers
A total of 13 people have been killed in the country this year in wildfires that have flared amid strong winds, high temperatures and dry conditions …
Moody’s Raises Turkey’s Sovereign-Debt Rating
The ratings agency said Friday it lifted the country’s long-term foreign currency sovereign-credit ratings and local currency issuer ratings to Ba3 from B1.
Heatwave to ease in Europe holiday hotspots after Greece and Turkey surge above 40C
After extreme heat hits many parts of southern Europe in another heatwave, conditions should improve for holidaymakers.
Firefighters struggle to contain wildfires as heatwave sears Turkey and Cyprus
Firefighters battled multiple wildfires across Turkey and Cyprus on Thursday that have scorched swathes of land, forced the evacuation of towns and villages and killed 10 firefighters in central Turkey amid a searing Mediterranean heatwave.