Apr 20 Watch 5:57 What the holy month means for Muslims in Turkey and Syria amid earthquake destruction By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Friday is Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. But in southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, festivities have been muted by a mood of mourning and calls for help months after twin earthquakes… Continue watching
Apr 07 Blast at north Iraqi airport raises tension in Kurdish region By Salar Salim, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press The blast at the Suleimaniyah airport Friday came days after Turkey closed its airspace to flights to and from the airport, citing an alleged increase in Kurdish militant activity threatening flight safety. Continue reading
Apr 03 What are the last steps for Finland’s NATO membership? By Associated Press NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Finland will officially join the military alliance on Tuesday. The green light comes days after Turkey's parliament endorsed Finland's accession. Continue reading
Mar 31 Turkey clears last hurdle for Finland’s NATO membership By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance. Continue reading
Mar 31 Turkey just approved Finland’s bid to join NATO. What happens next? By Associated Press Finland has received the green light to join NATO after Turkey ratified the Nordic country’s membership. Turkey is the last country in the 30-member Western military alliance to sign off. Continue reading
Mar 23 Finnish president signs required laws to let country enter NATO By Jari Tanner, Associated Press The Finnish president has formally sealed the Nordic country's historic bid to join NATO by signing into laws the required legal amendments needed for membership in the military alliance. Continue reading
Mar 17 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. Continue reading
Mar 06 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. Continue reading
Feb 27 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. Continue reading
Feb 23 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. Continue reading