• Turkey sets sights on moon mission in 2023

    Turkey sets sights on moon mission in 2023

    Feb 09, 2021 08:31 PM EDT

    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 ...

  • Turkey rejects criticism of its handling of student protest

    Turkey rejects criticism of its handling of student protest

    Feb 04, 2021 07:18 PM EDT

    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Thursday rejected international criticism of its crackdown on protests by students opposing the appointment of a government loyalist to head Istanbul's top university, warning countries to stay out of its domestic issues. For weeks, students and faculty members of Bogazici University have been protesting ...

  • Turkey says at least 15 people infected with UK coronavirus variant

    Turkey says at least 15 people infected with UK coronavirus variant

    Jan 01, 2021 06:30 PM EDT

    ... the U.K. along with other countries in late December upon discovery of the new strain's spread and quarantined at least 4,603 passengers. Turkey also began to require a negative PCR test result for all international arrivals last week. Turkey has among the worst infection rates in the ...

  • EU to spend hundreds of millions more to help refugees in Turkey

    EU to spend hundreds of millions more to help refugees in Turkey

    Dec 23, 2020 09:07 PM EDT

    ... 000 children. The programs are managed by the Turkish Red Crescent in partnership with the Red Cross and UNICEF. Money does not go directly to Turkey's government. Turkey is home to almost 4 million refugees. Around 70 percent are women and children, and the overwhelming majority of refugees live ...

  • WATCH: Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkey

    WATCH: Trump pardons Thanksgiving turkey

    Nov 24, 2020 05:12 PM EDT

    ... House holiday tradition. Watch the turkey pardon live in the video player above at 2 p.m. ET. On Tuesday, Trump pardoned the annual Thanksgiving turkey in a White House ceremony. The two pardon candidates, turkeys from Iowa, arrived in Washington and are staying at an upscale hotel near the ...

  • Turkey's President Erdogan congratulates Biden on his win

    Turkey's President Erdogan congratulates Biden on his win

    Nov 10, 2020 06:03 PM EDT

    ... allies Turkey and the United States have been at odds over the past years over a number of issues, including on policy over Syria and Turkey’s decision to purchase Russia’s advanced anti-aircraft missile systems, which prompted Washington to expel Turkey from its F-35 stealth fighter program ...

  • Death toll from Turkey earthquake rises to 116 as rescuers finish searches

    Death toll from Turkey earthquake rises to 116 as rescuers finish searches

    Nov 04, 2020 02:41 PM EDT

    ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The death toll in last week’s Aegean Sea earthquake rose to 116 on Wednesday as rescuers in the Turkish city of Izmir finished searching buildings that collapsed in the quake. All but two of the victims were killed in Izmir, Turkey’s third-largest city. Two ...

  • 70-year-old pulled out alive in Turkey as quake toll hits 71

    70-year-old pulled out alive in Turkey as quake toll hits 71

    Nov 01, 2020 06:40 PM EDT

    ... AFAD said nearly 6,400 personnel had been activated for rescue work and hundreds of others for food distribution, emergency help and building damage control. Turkey is crisscrossed by fault lines and is prone to earthquakes. In 1999, two powerful quakes killed some 18,000 people in northwestern Turkey. Earthquakes ...

  • News Wrap: Deadly earthquake rattles Turkey, Greece

    News Wrap: Deadly earthquake rattles Turkey, Greece

    Oct 30, 2020 10:40 PM EDT

    ... a small tsunami into a coastal district near Izmir, triggering street flooding in the streets. And the earthquake could be felt as far away as Turkey's biggest city, Istanbul, some 300 miles from Izmir, and in Greece's capital, Athens. Seismologists predict the shallow depth of the quake's ...

  • Quake kills 6 in western Turkey, rattles Greek island

    Quake kills 6 in western Turkey, rattles Greek island

    Oct 30, 2020 03:42 PM EDT

    Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said the earthquake was centered in the Aegean at a depth of 16.5 kilometers (10.3 miles) and registered at a 6.6 magnitude. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 6.9, with an epicenter ...