• Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 38

    Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 38

    Aug 13, 2021 07:50 PM EST

    ... access by road. Erdogan said Thursday that at least 4,500 personnel, 19 helicopters and 24 boats were involved in the search and rescue operation. Turkey’s Black Sea region is frequently struck by severe rains and flash flooding. At least six people were killed in floods that hit the ...

  • Wildfire reaches Turkey power plant, prompts evacuations

    Wildfire reaches Turkey power plant, prompts evacuations

    Aug 04, 2021 08:48 PM EST

    ... help with the fires. He announced four rented firefighting planes had landed and two from Israel would come Thursday. Environmental groups and opposition lawmakers in Turkey have also been voicing fears that fire-damaged forests could lose their protected status. Turkey's parliament passed a law in July that gives ...

  • Thousands evacuated as Turkey battles wildfires

    Thousands evacuated as Turkey battles wildfires

    Aug 02, 2021 03:48 PM EST

    ... Marmaris in Mugla province. People carrying suitcases fled on small boats. The EU said it helped mobilize firefighting planes from Croatia and Spain to help Turkey. Planes from Ukraine, Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran have also been fighting the blazes. Spain said it was sending two water-dumping aircraft and one ...

  • Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from wildfires

    Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from wildfires

    Jul 31, 2021 04:58 PM EST

    ... as new wildfires erupted. Video showed plumes of smoke and fire enveloping a hill close to the seashore. The death toll from wildfires raging in Turkey’s Mediterranean towns rose to six Saturday after two forest workers were killed, the country’s health minister said. Fires across Turkey since Wednesday ...

  • Turkey officially withdraws from treaty protecting women

    Turkey officially withdraws from treaty protecting women

    Jul 02, 2021 12:41 AM EST

    ... Stop Femicide group show that 189 women have been murdered so far in 2021 in the country, and 409 last year. Earlier, Amnesty International called Turkey's withdrawal "shameful" in a statement. "At the stroke of midnight today, Turkey turned its back on the gold standard for the safety of ...

  • Turkey seeks U.S. support to maintain troops in Afghanistan

    Turkey seeks U.S. support to maintain troops in Afghanistan

    Jun 14, 2021 09:39 PM EST

    Diplomats from the two countries have held two rounds of talks in recent months for the first time in five years, while the foreign ministers of Greece and Turkey also held reciprocal visits. Erdogan said on Monday he and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis agreed to call each other over ...

  • Snub in EU-Turkey meeting highlights gender equality issue

    Snub in EU-Turkey meeting highlights gender equality issue

    Apr 07, 2021 05:05 PM EST

    ... how EU-Turkey relationship should be,’ said Sergey Lagodinsky, another member of the European Parliament, using the hashtags #GiveHerASeat and #womensrights.” Last month, Erdogan pulled Turkey out of a key European convention aimed at combatting violence against women, triggering criticism from EU officials. The move was a blow to Turkey ...

  • Turkey detains students and supporters over LGBTQ flags

    Turkey detains students and supporters over LGBTQ flags

    Mar 26, 2021 06:50 PM EST

    ISTANBUL (AP) — Police in Turkey detained dozens of people who assembled outside a courthouse Friday in a show of solidarity with 12 students who were taken into custody for unfurling rainbow flags, according to Turkish news reports. The detentions came amid growing government intolerance toward the LGBT community. Students and ...

  • Turkey accuses U.S. of backing PKK after Turks killed in Iraq

    Turkey accuses U.S. of backing PKK after Turks killed in Iraq

    Feb 15, 2021 07:00 PM EST

    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan laid into the United States, accusing it of supporting Kurdish militants on Monday, days after Turkish troops found the bodies of 13 Turkish soldiers, police and civilians abducted by Kurdish insurgents in a cave complex in northern Iraq. Erdogan also took aim ...

  • Turkey sets sights on moon mission in 2023

    Turkey sets sights on moon mission in 2023

    Feb 09, 2021 08:31 PM EST

    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan unveiled an ambitious 10-year space program for his country Tuesday that includes missions to the moon, sending Turkish astronauts into space and developing internationally viable satellite systems. Erdogan announced the program, seen as part of his vision for placing Turkey in ...