Turkey
Taiwan president to donate a month’s salary for Turkey relief efforts
TAIPEI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen and Vice President William Lai will each donate a month's salary for Turkish…
UPDATED: Earthquake death toll rises over 14,000 in Turkey; Hopes fade for finding more Turkey-Syria quake survivors
ANKARA, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The death toll in Turkey from this week's powerful earthquakes has risen to 14,014, with more than…
UPDATED: Erdogan visits earthquake-hit south as anger grows over rescue effort
By Mehmet Caliskan, Huseyin Hayatsever and Ece Toksabay KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan visited southern Turkey on…
Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so powerful?
By Gloria Dickie (Reuters) - The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday is likely to be one of…
Opinion: Turkey-Syria earthquake: how diplomacy can bring warring countries together to save lives
by Ilan Kelman - Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL, via The Conversation The death toll of the massive earthquakes that have…
Turkey declares emergency as Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 5,200
ANTAKYA, Turkey, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces devastated by…
Turkish port of Iskenderun damaged, ships diverting -Maersk
The southern Turkish port of Iskenderun has suffered severe structural damage due to an earthquake with all operations halted until further notice,…
Erdogan declares state of emergency for Turkey quake zone
President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared as a disaster zone the 10 provinces affected by the devastating earthquakes in southern Turkey, imposing…
WATCH: Death toll from earthquake in Turkey nears 3,000, rescuers search for survivors
Rescue teams worked early on Tuesday to release people trapped in the rubble of buildings in southern Turkey as the death toll…
Bad weather hampers efforts to find survivors after huge Turkey quake
A huge earthquake killed more than 2,700 people across a swathe of Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, with freezing winter weather…
Huge earthquake kills 2,600 in Turkey and Syria, bad weather worsens plight
By Mert Ozkan and Kinda Makieh KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey/DAMASCUS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A huge earthquake killed more than 2,600 people across a…
Turkey quake: international support and offers of aid
Feb 6 (Reuters) - Dozens of governments and international organisations have responded with offers of support after an earthquake of magnitude 7.8…