Hundreds of firefighters fought fires that have devoured record numbers of woodlands in Greece Saturday and left hundreds of families homeless, but heavy rains brought some respite to hard-hit Turkey.
Boxing-Sousa’s last-gasp knockout earns Brazil gold, historic win for Turkey
Unheralded Brazilian Hebert Sousa clawed back from an almost certain defeat with a stunning late knockout on Saturday to win an Olympic title, while Busenaz Surmeneli prevailed in a battle of wills to …
Is the US using “Weapons of Mass Migration” against Pakistan and Turkey?
The relevance of “Weapons of Mass Migration” to the present analysis is that the US might be employing this stratagem for the purpose of pressuring Pakistan and Turkey through plausibly deniable means …
Lessons learnt from Turkey’s forest fires
Climate deniers should hang their heads in shame. A series of earth-shattering natural disasters have tormented our planet over the past weeks: …
Raging Wildfires in Greece, Turkey, Force Thousands to Flee
Wildfires are raging uncontrolled through Greece and Turkey for yet another day, forcing thousands to flee by land and sea.
Hundreds of volunteers help crews tackling Turkey wildfires
Actor Tevfik Erman Kutlu was on a break from filming in Istanbul when wildfires that devastated swaths of southern Turkey first erupted. Desperate to play a part in efforts to put out the fires, he …
Thousands in Greece and Turkey flee wildfires that display the “reality of climate change”
“We’re talking about the apocalypse. I don’t know how to describe it,” the head of one town’s coast guard says.
Wildfires burn out of control in Greece and Turkey as thousands flee
Protracted heatwave continues as flames threaten populated areas, electricity installations and historic sites …
Will Turkey’s bees return after the wildfires?
This corner of Turkey produced most of the world’s pine honey, a special kind of honey that depends on a delicate ecosystem, now largely destroyed. BBC Turkish has spoken to beekeepers, who are facing …
Turkey’s wildfires hit hopes for tourism rebound
The first cancellations from tourists booked onto one of Ozkan Selcuk’s cruises off Turkey’s southern coast came when the forests near where he takes visitors turtle-watching caught fire.