ANKARA: Rescuers on Wednesday pulled two teachers and a university student from the rubble in the aftermath of a massive earthquake in Eastern Turkey this week, giving some more good news as medical workers now search for bodies in the (...)
ANKARA: At least 230 people have died and over 1,000 wounded from Sunday's massive earthquake that hit Eastern Turkey, reports on the ground said.
Initial reports put the number of dead at 264 and at least 1,300 injured in the 7.2 earthquake that (...)
A massive earthquake has hit Eastern Turkey, local reports indicate. The quake centered around the town of Van and knocked over at least two buildings in the area.
It was initially reported as a 7.3 on the Richter scale, but in Turkey, the (...)
ISTANBUL: Turkey cut off all diplomatic relations with Israel on Friday after a damning report issued by the United Nations put blame on the Jewish state for a raid on a peaceful vessel to Gaza last year left 9 Turkish activists dead.
Foreign (...)
ISTANBUL: The destiny of a female walrus has caused quite a stir at a dolphinarium in Istanbul. The German dolphin and whale protection organization ProWal examined the facility in the middle of February and discovered that beside dolphins and a (...)
ISTANBUL: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that Egypt should hold elections as soon as possible in order to allow the military to transfer power to a democratically elected government sooner rather than later.
“Free and fair (...)
ISTANBUL: Morocco and Korea signed two cooperation agreements this month in an effort to boost computer security and vocational training in the North African country. The agreements were signed by Morocco's Secretary of State to the Foreign Minister (...)
ISTANBUL: Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu said that his party would stand in support of women's efforts to improve women's rights in the country. The head of the Republican People's Party (CHP) said in an address on Tuesday that women's (...)
ISTANBUL: Turkish vegetarians are taking their calls for greater animal rights to new levels this week, calling for an end to the Islamic sacrifice this Eid al-Adha, or Kurban Bayram in Turkish. Members of the Vegetarians Club in Istanbul has called (...)