• Rescues wind down in Turkey, Syria after devastating earthquake

    Rescues wind down in Turkey, Syria after devastating earthquake

    Feb 13, 2023 03:34 PM EDT

    ... prevented convoys from crossing. Turkish authorities consider the Syrian Democratic Forces to be a terrorist group, along with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, a Turkey-based Kurdish separatist group. Fraser reported from Ankara, Turkey, and El Deeb from Adana, Turkey. Tanya Titova in Malatya, Turkey, and Ben Finley in ...

  • Rescuers face increasingly long odds as death toll soars in Turkey and Syria

    Rescuers face increasingly long odds as death toll soars in Turkey and Syria

    Feb 12, 2023 10:50 PM EDT

    ... support is something few Syrians in the rebel controlled areas of the Northwest are getting. While the world's experts painstakingly search for survivors in Turkey, Syrians have spent a week with no such help. There will be no international crews coming here and sniffer dogs or medics waiting. Zahora ...

  • Earthquake deepens need for humanitarian aid in Syria and Turkey

    Earthquake deepens need for humanitarian aid in Syria and Turkey

    Feb 12, 2023 10:40 PM EDT

    ... lot of communities sending in solidarity with other communities like the Turkish and Syrian that are in need now.Yes, the crisis in Syria and Turkey is huge. It's massive. That doesn't mean that I should contribute with a massive amount to support. Me as a person, I ...

  • Turkey investigates building contractors as earthquake deaths rise past 33,000

    Turkey investigates building contractors as earthquake deaths rise past 33,000

    Feb 12, 2023 04:23 PM EDT

    ... stood at 3,553 on Saturday, although the 1,387 deaths reported for government-held parts of the country hadn’t been updated in days. Turkey's death toll was 29,605 as of Sunday. Turkey’s Justice Ministry announced the establishment of Earthquake Crimes Investigation bureaus to identify contractors ...

  • Deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria leaves millions without homes

    Deadly earthquake in Turkey and Syria leaves millions without homes

    Feb 11, 2023 10:50 PM EDT

    The death toll in Turkey and Syria from Monday’s powerful earthquake climbed over 28,000 Saturday night. Many of the dead were found under the rubble of collapsed buildings, and officials in Turkey are detaining building contractors they blame for shoddy construction. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports from near ...

  • Survivors still being found as earthquake death toll tops 28,000 in Turkey, Syria

    Survivors still being found as earthquake death toll tops 28,000 in Turkey, Syria

    Feb 11, 2023 04:41 PM EDT

    ... for government-held parts of the country hadn’t been updated in days. Spike reported from Antakya, Turkey, and Bilginsoy reported from Istanbul. Bassem Mroue in Beirut, Ghaith Alsayed in Bab al-Hawa, Syria, Sarah El Deeb in Antakya, Turkey, and Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey, contributed to this report.

  • Aid reaches remote regions in Turkey and Syria as earthquake death toll nears 24,000

    Aid reaches remote regions in Turkey and Syria as earthquake death toll nears 24,000

    Feb 10, 2023 11:50 PM EDT

    Mazen Alloush, the director of relations at the border crossing, said the U.N. had promised more aid. Mazen Alloush, Border Crossing Director of Relations (through translator): What we have heard from OCHA, the U.N. and from Turkey is that these trucks are just an initial response and will ...

  • Rescue of survivors in Turkey offer moments of reprieve from devastating quake

    Rescue of survivors in Turkey offer moments of reprieve from devastating quake

    Feb 10, 2023 02:24 PM EDT

    ... 4 a.m., it got so cold that our drinking water froze," he said. Alsayed reported from Bab al-Hawa, Syria, and Fraser from Ankara, Turkey. Associated Press journalists Zeynep Bilginsoy and Robert Badendieck in Istanbul; Mehmet Guzel in Antakya, Turkey; Emrah Gurel and Yakup Paksoy in Adiyaman, Turkey; Bassem ...

  • Rescue operations continue in Turkey, Syria as hope of finding earthquake survivors fades

    Rescue operations continue in Turkey, Syria as hope of finding earthquake survivors fades

    Feb 09, 2023 11:55 PM EDT

    ... ball with them down there. They all died. Every day, played together. They all died. Jane Ferguson: Time is running out for any remaining survivors, but he and his cousins have a message. No aid has reached Northwest Syria. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Jane Ferguson in Antakya, Turkey.

  • Earthquake death toll hits 12,000 in Turkey and Syria as time to find survivors runs out

    Earthquake death toll hits 12,000 in Turkey and Syria as time to find survivors runs out

    Feb 08, 2023 11:55 PM EDT

    ... them. Why? Jane Ferguson: Desperation is now mingled with frustration, as the urgency to find more survivors grows. But here, as in Turkey, with each passing minute, these rescuers become collectors, adding to the horrific accounting of this disaster.For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Jane Ferguson in Adana, Turkey.