Mr Yumaklı said Turkey broken an all-time temperature record on Friday of 50.5C in the southeastern Sirnak. Information published by the country’s General Directorate of Meteorology suggested that …
Turkey wildfires: Popular tourist resort faces ‘apocalyptic’ scenes as locals flee homes
Bursa, in Turkey, has been surrounded by wildfires forcing almost 2,000 people to flee their homes, while a firefighter has died battling the blazes – which have been raging since late June …
Greece and Turkey wildfires: Killer blazes force tourists and locals to flee
A firefighter has been left dead after horror wildfires have forced thousands of people to evacuate in both Greece & Turkey with one official warning ‘the real difficulties are ahead’ …
Wildfires threaten Turkey’s fourth-largest city as locals evacuate
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 …