Flash floods wreak havoc in Turkey as 13 injured in bridge collapse
ANKARA, Turkey: Floods caused by unusually heavy rainfall are ravaging Turkey’s northern coast, tearing down a bridge and leaving villages without power. The floods on...
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Turkey wildfires: power plant evacuated as fierce blaze closes in
ANKARA, Turkey: A power plant in Turkey’s southwestern Mugla province has been evacuated after a wildfire reached its edge. A blaze reached the perimeter of...
Turkey wildfires: death toll soars to eight as firefighters continue to battle blazes in Antalya, Mugla regions
ANKARA, Turkey: The death toll from Turkey’s wildfires rose to eight on Sunday as firefighters continued their efforts a fifth day to contain blazes still...
Turkey finds 135bcm more natural gas reserves in Black Sea
ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey has found 135 billion cubic metres (bcm) of additional natural gas reserves in the southern Black Sea, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced,...
Turkey vows to mend strained ties with Egypt, Gulf states
ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey has planned to maximise its cooperation with Egypt and Gulf nations “on a win-win basis”, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, as...
Turkey arrests FETO founder Fethullah Gulen’s nephew
ANKARA, Turkey: Turkish authorities have captured a nephew of US-based Muslim leader Fethullah Gulen in an overseas operation and have brought him to Turkey where...
Erdogan inaugurates iconic Taksim Mosque in Istanbul
ISTANBUL, Turkey: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has inaugurated a mosque in Taksim Square, Istanbul – the plans for which sparked a wave of protests...
200 Palestinians killed as Israel launches new strikes on Gaza
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM, Palestine: Nearly 200 Palestinians were killed, including 58 children, in the Gaza Strip as Israeli bombardment enters second week. The Israeli military launched...
Turkish president, Saudi king discuss ties over phone
ANKARA, Turkey: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz have discussed bilateral ties in a call, the second conversation between...
Turkey’s central bank hikes inflation forecast to 12.2%
ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey’s central bank responded to a lira slide by raising its year-end inflation forecast on Thursday to 12.2% from 9.4%, and its new...