Turkey

Published
April 13, 2024

174 people rescued, almost day after fatal cable car accident in Turkey

State-run Anadolu Agency identified the deceased as a 54-year-old Turkish man. Those injured included two children and were six Turkish citizens and one Kyrgyz national.
Published
April 12, 2024

Cable car accident in Turkey sends 1 passenger to his death and injures 7, with scores stranded

The cable car hit a pole and burst open, sending the passengers plummeting to the mountainside below.
Published
September 11, 2023

American researcher has been rescued from deep Turkish cave more than a week after he fell ill

The American was first treated inside the cave by a Hungarian doctor who went down the cave on Sept. 3.
Published
September 9, 2023

Rescue underway for ailing U.S. researcher stuck 3,000 feet inside a Turkish cave, Turkish officials say

Rescuers from across Europe have rushed there to help Dickey and to extract him, including one Hungarian doctor who reached and treated him inside the cave on Sept. 3.
Published
September 8, 2023

Rescuers may soon try to remove a sick American researcher from 3,000 feet down in a Turkish cave

More than 170 people, including doctors, paramedics and experienced cavers, in teams from Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Poland and Turkey are involved in the rescue operation.

Published
September 4, 2023

Putin says he won’t renew a wartime grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has

The Russian leader's remarks dashed hopes that his talks Monday with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could revive an agreement seen as vital for global food supplies.
Published
August 10, 2023

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey wounding at least 23 people

Turkey’s Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said in a social media post that the injuries sustained in Malatya and Adiyaman consisted of falls and people throwing themselves off buildings to avoid being crushed.
Published
July 9, 2023

Outliers Turkey, Hungary threaten NATO unity in standoff with Russia

While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban have cited differing objections to the entry of Sweden, their shared status as holdouts highlights the ability of any member state to disrupt widely supported alliance priorities.
Published
May 14, 2023

Turkey’s Erdogan says he could still win presidential election but would accept runoff

The Turkish president said he would respect the nation’s decision if the race went to a runoff vote in two weeks.
Published
March 18, 2023

Russia, Ukraine extend grain deal to aid world’s poor

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Ukrainian officials say an unprecedented wartime deal that allows the grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia where hunger is a growing threat.

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