Turkey

Turkey

Turkish power plant 'at risk of being destroyed' by wildfires

Images posted online by the mayor of Milas, Muhammet Tokat, showed the fire at the gates of the plant.

04/08/2021

Climate

Turkey’s climate goals ‘critically insufficient’ amid raging wildfires

A heatwave has turned the region into a tinderbox but this isn't the first time global warming has impacted Turkey this year.

04/08/2021

Turkey

Locals in Turkey scramble to fight the fire surrounding their village

Dramatic footage shows villagers in Cokertme racing to battle the wildfire threatening their homes.

03/08/2021

Turkey

Turkey wildfires continue to rage as thermal power plant 'threatened'

They are Turkey's worst wildfires in at least a decade and have seen eight people killed and thousands evacuated.

02/08/2021

Travel News

Turkey travel plans? Everything you need to know about the wildfires

Turkey, Greece and Italy have been hit by wildfires in the past few days. Here’s the latest on travel and how you can help those affected.

02/08/2021

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Locals scramble to escape south Turkey wildfires

Residents of a southern Turkish village scrambled to save themselves and their livestock from wildfires that erupted near the resort beach resort of Bodrum.

02/08/2021

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Turkey: in Mugla people are fleeing the wildfires

Residents of Mugla and surrounding areas fled their villages Sunday as wildfires continued to rage for a fifth day.

02/08/2021

Green News

Eight dead as wildfires rage in Turkey's touristic south

Fires have burned down forests, encroached on villages and tourist destinations and forced people to evacuate.

01/08/2021

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Turkey: Forest workers killed in wildfires

The death toll from wildfires raging on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast rose to six Saturday after two forest workers were killed.

31/07/2021

Climate

Four dead as forest fires rage near Turkey's tourist hotspots

Authorities have evacuated homes in southern Turkey as forest fires rage near the Mediterranean coastal town of Manavgat.

30/07/2021

Turkey

Turkey arrests man behind ByLock app linked to 2016 failed coup

A Turkish-born American has reportedly surrendered to police over a secret messaging app he owns, which has been linked to Turkey's failed 2016 military coup.

28/07/2021

Turkey

Several migrants missing after boat sinks off Greek islands

A boat carrying 45 migrants is sinking near Greek islands in the southeastern Aegean Sea, Turkey’s defense ministry has said.

23/07/2021

Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan slams ECJ ruling on headscarf ban at work

The European Court of Justice ruled last week that employers could ban religious symbols from the workplace under certain conditions.

19/07/2021

Turkey

Several people killed by flooding on Turkey's northeastern coast

At least six people have been killed and two others are missing after heavy rain triggered floods and landslides near Turkey's Black Sea coast.

15/07/2021

Turkey

Turkey dismisses Istanbul university rector months after protests

Turkey's president has dismissed the rector of Istanbul's most prestigious university, whose appointment seven months ago led to student protests.

15/07/2021

Turkey

Erdogan hails 'victory for democracy' five years after attempted coup

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has hailed a 'victory for democracy' on the fifth anniversary of the attempted coup in 2016.

15/07/2021

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Heavy police presence as womens groups protest in Turkey

Hundreds of women demonstrated in Istanbul on the day that Turkey formally withdrew from a landmark international treaty protecting women from violence.

02/07/2021

Turkey

Turkey officially withdraws from international treaty protecting women

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ended the country’s participation in the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention through a surprise overnight decree in March.

01/07/2021

Turkey

Turkish court to hear case for Kurdish minority party's dissolution

A Turkish prosecutor is demanding that the 40,500-member party be dissolved and about 450 members barred from office over alleged links to outlawed Kurdish group the PKK.

21/06/2021

Turkey

Ramsey goal helps Wales to a 2-0 victory over Turkey at EURO 2020

The Latest: Ramsey leads Wales over Turkey 2-0 at Euro 2020

16/06/2021

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Turkish authorities launch operation to clean up "sea snot"

The Turkish Ministry of Environment in collaboration with Istanbul City Council launch an operation to try to clean up the "sea snot" that is currently spreading in the Marmara Sea

09/06/2021

Turkey

Turkey promises action on 'sea snot' engulfing the coast

A thick layer of slime has engulfed boats moored in the Sea of Marmara, to the south of Istanbul. Warm water temperatures and industrial waste have been blamed for this record build up of algae

06/06/2021

Sport

EURO 2020: This is your quick guide to Turkey

Turkey lost only one of their ten qualifying matches for EURO 2020, conceding just three goals.

04/06/2021

Turkey

Turkey's tourism minister faces calls to resign over 'insulting' video

Turkey is currently on a drive to promote foreign tourism. But this is resulting in unfair prioritisation of vaccinations and restrictions which discriminate against Turks.

14/05/2021

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Eid prayers celebrated at Istanbul's Hagia Sophia

Muslim worshippers in Istanbul pray inside and outside the Hagia Sophia Mosque for the Eid holiday which marks the end of Ramadan. Many of them express solidarity with Palestinians as hostilities with Israel continue.

13/05/2021

Turkey

Clashes, arrests as May Day demonstrations take place across the world

Protests have taken place everywhere from Indonesia to Istanbul to Paris and the U.S.

01/05/2021