62 killed as Turkey evacuates flood victims
ANKARA, Turkey: The Turkish government has sent ships to help evacuate people and vehicles from a northern town on the Black Sea that was hard...
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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...
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...
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...
93 cops injured, 354 protesters arrested amid violence on May Day in Berlin
BERLIN, Germany: At least 93 police officers were injured and 354 people arrested in Berlin during Labor Day protests on Saturday. Berlin city official Andreas...
Turkey records 340 deaths amid surge in Covid-19 infections
ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey has recorded 25,980 new Covid-19 infections and 340 deaths Sunday, the Health Ministry data showed. Despite a widespread vaccination campaign, the country...
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...
US threatens Turkey, others with more sanctions over new purchases of Russian weapons
WASHINGTON DC, USA: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Turkey and all US allies on Wednesday to refrain from making further purchases of Russian...