Turkey

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake hits western Turkey, causing buildings to collapse

October 28, 2025 4:44 am

The quake, which was followed by several aftershocks, was felt in Istanbul, and the nearby provinces of Bursa, Manisa and Izmir.

Turkey to buy 20 Eurofighter jets from UK, says Starmer

October 28, 2025 1:45 am

Turkey also wants support while it develops its own KAAN fighter jets, which are still years away from entering service.

14 dead, 2 rescued after migrant boat sinks off Turkey’s Aegean coast

October 24, 2025 6:22 pm

The Aegean Sea is a common route for people trying to reach Europe from Turkey, which hosts millions of refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Azerbaijan and Turkey backed Pakistan in Operation Sindoor, see dip in Indian tourists

October 19, 2025 6:11 am

Between the two countries, the drop in the number of visitors from India has been steeper for Azerbaijan, which saw a 56 per cent decline in footfall from India during the May-August period, while Turkey registered a 33.3 per cent drop.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 strikes Turkey, GFZ says

October 09, 2025 8:07 am

The quake was reportedly at a depth of 10 kilometers.

Nine statues that honour loyal pets around the world

September 28, 2025 5:04 pm

A look at nine remarkable statues around the world that honour pets whose loyalty and love left a lasting legacy.

Erdogan tells Spanish PM that Turkey backs Gaza aid delivery efforts

September 27, 2025 11:51 pm

"Our president expressed satisfaction with Prime Minister Sanchez's sensitivity regarding the Sumud aid flotilla and said Turkey is closely monitoring the situation," it said, referring to the international aid flotilla aiming to break an Israeli naval embargo on Gaza.

Istanbul district mayor, 47 officials detained over corruption allegations in widening crackdown

September 13, 2025 4:20 pm

More than a dozen mayors from the main opposition Republican People's Party, or CHP, and hundreds of municipal officials have been arrested in recent months for alleged corruption, including Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

Turkey orders detention of Istanbul district mayor, others in corruption probe, state media says

September 13, 2025 2:21 pm

Bayrampasa Mayor Hasan Mutlu (CHP) wrote on X that he had "nothing to hide," calling the probe "a political operation based on unfounded slander."

Turkish CEO caught on camera throwing ‘flower pot’ at employee; video goes viral: ‘I lost control of my temper’

September 03, 2025 6:31 pm

The CCTV clip, which has already been viewed more than 13 million times on X, captures Alkan hurling a pot filled with gravel at Samet Jankovic, the site’s editor-in-chief.

‘Terror attack’ at Turkish defence firm kills 3

October 23, 2024 10:04 pm

The exact cause of the explosion and the subsequent gunfire remains unclear, although some media outlets speculated that it may have been a suicide attack.

Orphaned by earthquake, Syrian kids find home at makeshift shelters

February 12, 2023 2:46 pm

Children without families in Turkey are currently being taken care of in state institutions and placed with registered foster families

India joins Turkey earthquake rescue efforts as toll tops 24,000

February 11, 2023 2:19 pm

To help Turkey with the rescue mission and medical aid, India had launched Operation Dost—a Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) mission with NDRF and Army teams reaching Turkey within hours of the disaster.

Destruction strikes as powerful earthquake rocks Turkey and Syria

February 06, 2023 10:23 pm

Rescue workers and residents in multiple cities searched for survivors, working through tangles of metal and giant piles of concrete.

Turkey launches air strikes in heart of Syria as retaliation for bomb attack

November 25, 2022 2:33 pm

Turkey coal mine blast: Fear, worry as dozens remain trapped; 28 dead so far

October 15, 2022 2:23 pm

Bejewelled camels wrestle for victory in Turkey

January 21, 2022 10:04 pm

The Efus Selcuk Camel Wrestling Festival is the biggest and most prestigious festival of its kind. It was held in Turkey on Sunday, January 16, 2022 wherein the camels were competing as part of 80 pairs. This was the festival's 40th run.

In pictures: Whirling dervish ritual honours Rumi, the Sufi mystic poet

December 26, 2021 8:10 pm

Each year, thousands of people travel to the Turkish city of Konya to attend a series of events and ceremonies that mark the death of the 13th-century Islamic poet, scholar and Sufi mystic Rumi.

In Pics: Dozen homes gutted in Greece wildfire; over 100 Turkish blazes brought under control

August 01, 2021 7:08 pm

A heat wave across southern Europe, fed by hot air from Africa, has led to wildfires across the Mediterranean, including in Italy and Greece.

Ten days on the Turkish border with Syria

October 23, 2019 7:07 am

According to the Kurdish Red Crescent, 44 civilians were killed and 171 wounded since the attack began on Oct. 9. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human puts the death toll higher, saying 86 people have been killed, including 21 children.

Christmas Recipe - Roast Turkey with Cranberry Sauce

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

On Christmas day, we bring to you a festive favourite recipe for Roast Turkey with stuffing and cranberry sauce created by Radhika Khandelwal, Executive Chef at Fig & Maple.

Killing Kashoggi: How a brutal Saudi hit job unfolded

June 22, 2020 6:10 pm

An autopsy expert. A lookalike. A black van. Our video investigation follows the movements of the 15-man Saudi hit team that killed and dismembered the journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Saudi agents used Khashoggi's body double to cover-up his murder: officials

June 22, 2020 6:13 pm

The Turkish and Saudi officials on Monday revealed that the team of agents that killed US-based Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi brought his body double to execute their plan.

Turkey rules out unilateral ground intervention in Syria

February 20, 2016 7:28 pm

Turkey ‘will boost military response’ after Ankara bombing

February 19, 2016 6:37 pm

Car bomb blast kills 28 in Ankara

February 18, 2016 5:13 am

Ankara, Feb 18 (ANI): A car bomb blast killed at least 28 people in the Turkish capital of Ankara on Wednesday night. Turkey's Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said the explosion, which targeted an army convoy, injured at least 61 people.Noury, a local resident was only 300 meters away from the explosion site when the bomb went off, having driven past just 20 seconds earlier. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the attack, vowing to take military action against the perpetrators and their supporters. The Turkish army has been shelling Kurdish forces in Syria for days. Turkey sees those forces as an offshoot of its arch foe the Kurdistan Workers' Party.

Turkey threatens to unleash refugees on Europe

February 12, 2016 4:27 pm

Turkey: Refugees treated at humanitarian aid hospital on Syrian border

February 10, 2016 4:15 pm

New migrant tragedy claims 27 lives as Greece grapples with refugee crisis

February 09, 2016 12:28 pm

Tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in camps next to Turkey border

February 09, 2016 11:48 am