Apr 13 Watch 3:34 News Wrap: Israel on high alert, closes airspace as Iran launches drone attack In our news wrap Saturday, Iran’s much-anticipated attack on Israel is unfolding slowly, violent unrest continued in the West Bank as the body of a missing Israeli teen was found, an attacker stabbed six people to death at a mall… Continue watching
Apr 13 Crews in Turkey rescue 174 stranded people almost a day after deadly cable car accident By Associated Press The last of 174 people stranded in cable cars high above a mountain in southern Turkey were brought to safety Saturday, nearly 23 hours after one pod hit a pole and burst open, killing one person and injuring seven when… Continue reading
Apr 09 Turkey and Israel announce trade restrictions on each other as relations worsen By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkey is imposing export restrictions in retaliation for Israel barring its jets from participating in aid operations for Gaza. Israel in response plans to ban products from Turkey. Continue reading
Mar 31 Turkish opposition retains key cities in local elections, posing setback to President Erdogan By Suzan Fraser, Cinar Kiper, Associated Press Turkey's main opposition party retained its control over key cities and made huge gains elsewhere in Sunday's local elections, in a major upset to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had set his sights on retaking control of those urban areas. Continue reading
Feb 13 Workers at gold mine in Turkey missing, assumed trapped underground after landslide By Andrew Wilks, Associated Press Nine workers had not been heard from since the landslide struck and “it is thought that they are buried under the ground,” Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch 8:29 Survivors face slow recovery in northwestern Syria a year after devastating earthquake By Leila Molana-Allen, Sonia Kopelev One year ago, a devastating earthquake laid waste to large parts of southern Turkey and northwestern Syria. Tens of thousands were killed and recovery has been slow and agonizing, especially in Syria, where more than a decade of war had… Continue watching
Jan 29 WATCH: Blinken and NATO head Stoltenberg meet as Sweden moves closer to military alliance entry By Lolita C. Baldor, Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The brazen attack, which the Biden administration blames on Iranian-based proxies, adds another layer of complexity to an already tense Mideast situation as the Biden administration tries to keep the Israel-Hamas war from expanding into a broader regional conflict. Continue reading
Jan 28 Gunmen kill 1 person in attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul By Mehmet Guzel, Associated Press Two masked assailants attacked a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass, killing one person, Turkish officials said. Continue reading
Jan 27 U.S. approves sale of fighter jets to Turkey and Greece after Turkey ratifies Sweden’s entry to NATO By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey and F-35s to Greece following the Turkish government’s ratification this week of Sweden’s membership in NATO. Continue reading
Jan 25 Turkey formally ratifies Sweden’s NATO membership, leaving Hungary as only ally yet to endorse it By Associated Press Turkey has published a measure approving Sweden's membership in NATO in its official gazette. That finalizes the ratification, bringing the previously nonaligned country a step closer to joining the military alliance. Continue reading