Turkey

Turkey’s president says he will support Finland’s bid to join NATO

By Andrew Wilks, Associated Press

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that his government would move forward with ratifying Finland’s NATO application, paving the way for the country to join the military bloc ahead of Sweden.

Humanitarian crisis persists for survivors in Turkey, Syria after devastating earthquake

By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

The Feb. 6 earthquake killed close to 47,000 people in Turkey, destroyed or damaged around 214,000 buildings and left hundreds of thousands of people homeless — becoming Turkey’s worst disaster in its modern history.

Dozens dead, missing after boat carrying migrants broke apart off Italian coast

By Paolo Santalucia, Luigi Navarra, Associated Press

Survivors told authorities that that the boat which set off from Turkey last week had carried about 170 people.

Death toll from massive Turkey, Syria earthquake tops 47,000

By Associated Press

Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu has raised the number of fatalities in Turkey from the magnitude 7.8 earthquake to 43,556. The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria now stands at 47,244.

Turkey, Syria face more loss after latest earthquake

By Zeynep Bilginsoy, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

Turkey’s disaster management authority, AFAD, said the new quake killed six people and injured 294 others, including 18 who were in critical condition.

Magnitude 6.4-earthquake hits devastated Turkey, Syria

By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press

A new, 6.4 magnitude earthquake has jolted Turkey's Hatay province which was devastated by a massive tremor two weeks ago.

Turkish quake victims left homeless sheltering in trains, tents, greenhouses

By Tanya Titova, Andrew Wilks, Emrah Gurel, Associated Press

Hundreds of thousands of people are seeking shelter after the Feb. 6 earthquake in southern Turkey left homes unlivable.

Syrian death toll from earthquake likely to rise, UN official says

By Omar Akour, Associated Press

A United Nations official says the death toll from the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake is likely to rise as teams scramble to remove rubble in hard-hit areas.

As death toll continues to rise, quake already deadliest in Turkey’s modern history

By Sarah El Deeb, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Bernat Armangué, Andrew Wilks, Associated Press

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that more than 35,000 people have died in Turkey as a result of last week's earthquakes, making it the deadliest such disaster since the country's founding 100 years ago.

Struggle to receive, distribute aid to Turkey and Syria after earthquake

By Sarah El Deeb, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Bernat Armangué, Associated Press

The situation was particularly desperate in Syria, where a 12-year civil war has complicated relief efforts and meant days of wrangling over how to even move aid into the country, let alone distribute it.