World Feb 07 Earthquake aid pours into Turkey and Syria in race to find survivors Search teams and emergency aid from around the world are pouring into Turkey and Syria as rescuers working in freezing temperatures dig through the remains of buildings flattened by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake. The death toll soared above 5,000 and…
World Nov 14 Turkey detains Syrian woman linked to Kurdish militants for Istanbul bombing Turkish police have carried out a pre-dawn raid in Istanbul and detained a Syrian woman suspected of links to Kurdish militants who allegedly carried out a bomb attack on a bustling pedestrian avenue in Istanbul.
World Oct 16 Family mourns coal miner’s death in Turkey, demands punishment for explosion Friday’s explosion at the state-owned Turkish Hard Coal Enterprise’s (TTK) mine in the Black Sea town of Amasra killed 41 miners and injured 11.
World Oct 14 Death toll rises to 41 in Turkish coal mine blast, dozens rescued An explosion inside a coal mine in northern Turkey killed at least 22 people, Turkey's health minister announced, while rescuers working through the night were trying to bring dozens of others trapped to the surface.
World Sep 23 Russian men leave country, fearing call to fight in Ukraine Military-aged men fled Russia in droves Friday, filling planes and causing traffic jams at border crossings to avoid being rounded up to fight in Ukraine following the Kremlin's partial military mobilization.
World Aug 21 Europe fears Afghan refugee crisis after Taliban takeover Haunted by a 2015 migration crisis fueled by the Syrian war, European leaders desperately want to avoid another large-scale influx of refugees and migrants from Afghanistan. Except for those who helped Western forces in the country's two-decade war, the message…
World Aug 04 Wildfire reaches Turkey power plant, prompts evacuations Authorities have said safety precautions have been taken at the Kemerkoy power plant and its hydrogen tanks had been emptied. Local reporters said late Wednesday the wildfires had also prompted the evacuation of the nearby seaside area of Oren.
World Aug 02 Thousands evacuated as Turkey battles wildfires For the sixth straight day, Turkish firefighters battled Monday to control the blazes that are tearing through forests near Turkey's beach destinations. Some 10,000 people have been evacuated in Mugla province alone.
World Nov 01 70-year-old pulled out alive in Turkey as quake toll hits 71 But on the third day since the disaster, search-and-rescue teams appeared to be finding more bodies than survivors in Izmir, Turkey's third-largest city. They continued searching in eight toppled buildings, but work was paused at one when authorities determined the…
World Feb 28 Turkey, Russia seek to defuse tensions in Syria as migrants push west The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone Friday to try to defuse tensions that rose significantly in Syria after 33 Turkish troops were killed in an airstrike blamed on the Syrian government, and a new wave of refugees…