Showing posts with label Turkey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Turkey. Show all posts

Saturday, March 18, 2023

Top Egypt, Turkey diplomats hold first Cairo talks in a decade

Egypt’s foreign minister has said talks with Turkey on the possibility of restoring ties to the ambassadorial level would happen at “the appropriate time” during the first visit to Cairo by Turkey’s top diplomat since relations ruptured a decade ago.

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Turkey’s pro-Kurd party to back main Erdogan rival at polls

Turkey’s largest non-aligned political party is planning to throw its weight behind an opposition alliance trying to unseat President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in elections in May, intensifying what’s become one of the biggest tests of his two decades in power.

Turkey floods kill five in earthquake-affected provinces

Floods caused by torrential rains have hit two provinces that were devastated by last month’s earthquake, killing at least five people and increasing the misery of thousands who were left homeless, officials said.

Sunday, March 12, 2023

Five people drown off Turkey’s southwestern coast

Five people have drowned in the Aegean Sea off Turkey’s southwestern coast after setting out on a rubber dinghy, apparently towards Greece, according to the Turkish coastguard.

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake jolts Turkey’s central Nigde province

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake has shaken the central Anatolian Turkish province of Nigde, the Kandilli earthquake monitoring centre said, just over two weeks after two devastating earthquakes that killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria.

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Death toll from Turkey, Syria earthquakes tops 16,000

The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria climbed to more than 16,000 on Thursday, as rescuers raced to reach survivors stuck under rubble in freezing weather.

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

UK sending search and rescue specialists only to Turkey

Earlier today, development minister Andrew Mitchell told Sky News that although Britain's aid budget is "under very considerable strain," resources will still be found as some of the budget is "always" carved out to cope with humanitarian crises.

Death toll for Turkey earthquake rises to 2,921: Official 

The death toll in Turkey from a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake rose to 2,921, the country’s relief agency AFAD announced Tuesday.

Monday, February 6, 2023

Iraqi Kurdistan temporarily halts oil via Turkey pipeline after quake, Large Fire Erupts In Port Of Turkey's Iskenderun

Iraq's Kurdish region temporarily halted on the flow of its oil through the Turkish port of Ceyhan port after a major earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, the region's ministry of natural resources said on Monday.

At least 1.541 dead in Turkey, 9.733 others injured: Vice President

Turkey’s Vice President Fuat  Oktay says the death toll from the earthquake has risen to at least 1,541.

New earthquake at least 7.5 magnitude reported in southeast Turkey

A new earthquake of at least magnitude 7.5 has been reported in southeast Turkey by Turkey’s AFAD emergency authority and the United States Geological Service (USGS).

EU to send rescue teams only to Turkey after deadly earthquake kills hundreds and in Syria

The European Union is sending rescue teams and preparing further help for Turkey after a major earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, the bloc’s crisis management commissioner said Monday.

VIDEO: Earthquake leaves at least 111 dead in Syria, in Turkey kills at least 284

 

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A 7.8-magnitude earthquake that had its epicenter in southeastern Turkey left more than 110 people dead and hundreds more wounded in northern and western Syria early on Monday, state television and a ministry source said, calling on citizens to help shuttle victims to hospitals in their cars.

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Eight rockets target Turkish military base in Iraq: Kurdish anti-terror group

Eight rockets targeted a Turkish military base in northern Iraq on Wednesday, two of which landed inside the base, said the Counter-Terrorism Group, a security body in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region.
  

Tuesday, January 17, 2023

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“The U.S. must stop supporting terrorists who are destroying Syria and her people" : US Congresswoman, Tulsi Gabbard

US Congresswoman, Tulsi Gabbard, recently visited Syria, and even met with President Bashar Al-Assad. She also visited the recently libe...