Turkey

Euronews Witness

Death, disease, and desperation: Life in Antakya after the earthquake

Euronews Witness speaks to survivors in Turkey's devastated southern city to hear the heartbreaking stories of love, loss and lives in turmoil.

22/02/2023

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Final tribute to children killed by the earthquake in Antakya, Turkey

Dozens of red balloons were released over the rubble of a destroyed building alongside a main road in Turkey's quake-hit south.

22/02/2023

Turkey

Euroviews. The earthquake brought down Turkey’s institutional façade | VIEW

The severity of the consequences affecting people's lives in Turkey is a result of institutional and societal collapse. This might prove to be costly to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in this year's elections, Dr Ahmet Erdi Öztürk writes.

22/02/2023

Turkey

Monday's Syria-Turkey earthquake claimed at least six lives

At least six people have been confirmed dead in Monday's earthquake, which rocked communities still shattered by the February 6 disaster.

22/02/2023

Culture news

In Madonna we trust: Who is Turkish rock star Haluk Levent?

After Madonna's direct appeal for aid for Türkiye quake victims, the spotlight has shone on the rocker turned philanthropist who's leading relief efforts.

22/02/2023

Turkey

New 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey and Syria on Monday evening

Three people are known to have died and hundreds were injured as a new 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit the Turkey-Syria border region, destroying buildings and spreading fear and panic among people made homeless by the earthquakes of February 6.

21/02/2023

Turkey

In pictures: Two weeks after Turkey-Syria earthquake

It has been two weeks since the devastating earthquake hit Syria and Turkey. And since then, stories and images from the ground have sparked international solidarity and support. These are some of those images.

20/02/2023

Turkey

Antony Blinken pledges $100 million to help earthquake-hit Turkey

Visiting Turkey for the first time, the US Secretary of State announced an additional $100 million to Turkey aimed at helping the country's long-term recovery from devastating earthquakes..

20/02/2023

Turkey

Belgian volunteers open field hospital in earthquake-hit Turkey

As Turkey starts to pick up the pieces after two devastating earthquakes, the need for medical care is a priority. Belgian medical volunteers have set up a field hospital in Kirikhan to relieve staff at a damaged local hospital.

20/02/2023

Turkey

Rescue teams in Syria and Turkey race against time to find survivors

The window for finding more survivors from the Syria-Turkey earthquakes grows smaller each day. Meanwhile, efforts to get crucial aid and resources to rebel-held Syrian regions face huge difficulties.

19/02/2023

Green News

How can you help animals injured by the Turkey and Syria earthquakes?

Animal charity PETA shares amazing rescue stories on the ground in Kahramanmaraş, Turkey.

17/02/2023

Turkey

Two women saved in miracle rescue 248 hours after Turkey earthquake

Search and rescue operations are still underway in the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, with two miracle rescues providing hope for the families of the missing.

17/02/2023

Turkey

NATO chief urges Turkey to let Sweden and Finland join alliance

NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg has repeated his claim that Sweden and Finland have done enough to satisfy Ankara’s demands that they crack down on extremism.

16/02/2023

Culture news

Quake destroys Turkiye's oldest mosque and world's oldest church

In the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, Saint Peter Church, the oldest in the world, and the oldest mosque in Turkiye, Habib-i Nejjar Mosque collapsed after the earthquake in Antakya.

16/02/2023

Turkey

French doctors in Turkey set up temporary field hospital after deadly

First responders have set up a temporary medical centre in the Turkish town of Golbasi as hospital wards struggle to cope after deadly earthquakes.

16/02/2023

Turkey

Husband recounts harrowing effort to save his family after earthquake

‘She was not responding to my voice’: Euronews spoke to a man who tried to save his family after the earthquake in Turkey.

16/02/2023

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WATCH: Emergency response teams press on with relief work in Turkey

Disaster relief teams from several different countries have come to Turkey to carry out rescue works following the February 6 quake

15/02/2023

Turkey

Can 'earthquake diplomacy' help NATO chances for Sweden and Finland?

How will Ankara respond to humanitarian assistance from Stockholm and Helsinki and could it smooth the way for NATO ratification?

15/02/2023

Turkey

Death toll in massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria continues to rise

More than 41,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria, after a deadly earthquake rocked the region on 6 February.

15/02/2023

Turkey

Mass graves start to spring up in Antakya

Euronews’ international correspondent Anelise Borges is in Antakya, and she reports that mass graves are starting to appear in different parts of the city.

14/02/2023

Turkey

Devastation as far as the eye can see: Watch our Antakya drone footage

There is one perspective from the ground, and a whole different viewpoint from our drone flight above the ruined city.

14/02/2023

Turkey

Syria to open new crossing points to allow aid for earthquake victims

Syria’s president has agreed to open two new crossing points from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest to deliver desperately needed aid and equipment to help millions of earthquake victims.

14/02/2023

Turkey

Grief turns to anger in Antakya over earthquake response

One week after two devastating earthquakes struck southern Turkey, rescue operations in Antakya are still underway as loved ones look to turn their grief into anger.

14/02/2023

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Watch: Drone images of Antakya devasted by the earthquake

It’s been one week since two major earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria. Antakya, the capital of Hatay province, is amongst the hardest-hit cities. Footage taken by Euronews International Correspondent, Anelise Borges shows the sheer magnitude of the devasation.

14/02/2023

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Emergency services continue to search for survivors

Since two earthquakes hit Syria and Turkey, search and rescue have been racing against time and freezing temperatures, to save the victims. So far the death toll has surpassed 33,000

13/02/2023

Turkey

As survival window closes, more miraculously rescued after quake

Reports of rescues are coming less often as the time since the quake reaches the limits of the human body's ability to survive without water.

13/02/2023