Turkey
Turkey bans layoffs, offers salary support in earthquake zone
ANKARA, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Turkey launched a temporary wage support scheme and banned layoffs in 10 cities on Wednesday to protect…
WATCH: Death toll rises after fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border
Six people were killed in an earthquake which struck the border region of Turkey and Syria, CNN Turk reported on Tuesday, two…
Panic as Turkey, Syria rocked again by 6.3M earthquake
ANTAKYA, Turkey Feb 20 (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck southern Turkey near the Syrian border late on Monday, setting off…
Blinken, in Turkey, urges speedy Nordics accession to NATO
By Humeyra Pamuk and Huseyin Hayatsever ANKARA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Washington strongly supports Sweden and Finland's quick NATO accession given steps…
Blinken says U.S. will back quake-hit Turkey “for as long as it takes”
ANKARA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Washington will support Turkey "for as long…
Turkey clears away rubble from earthquake, rescue efforts wind down
By Henriette Chacar and Ali Kucukgocmen ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Turkey stepped up work to clear away rubble from collapsed…
Blinken to talk aid, Nordic NATO bid in visit to quake-hit Turkey
MUNICH, Feb 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will arrive on Sunday in Turkey for an official visit and…
Survivors dug out of rubble in Turkey, but many families pray to find a body to mourn
By Clodagh Kilcoyne, Ali Kucukgocmen and Marco Trujillo ANTAKYA/KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Survivors were still being dug out of the…
Earthquake death toll passes 45,000; many still missing in flattened apartments
ANTAKYA/KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey, Feb 18 (Reuters) - More than 45,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, and…
UPDATED: Two more people rescued in Turkey 11 days after earthquake
By Suhaib Salem and Ali Kucukgocmen KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Two more people were pulled alive from the rubble in…
Turkish firms pledge investments in Egypt as relations thaw
CAIRO, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Turkish companies have committed to $500 million in new investments in Egypt after a visiting business delegation…
Turkey earthquakes to cost insurers $2.4 billion – KCC
Feb 16 (Reuters) - Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC) said on Thursday it expects insured losses of $2.4 billion…