Turkey
Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 27
Middle East
August 13, 2021
Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 27
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Search-and-rescue crews in northern Turkey recovered 10 more bodies overnight, raising the death toll from the…
Syrian properties in Ankara attacked after youth killed
Middle East
August 12, 2021
Syrian properties in Ankara attacked after youth killed
ANKARA, Aug 12 (Reuters) – A crowd of Turks attacked shops and homes belonging to Syrians in the Turkish capital…
Drone footage shows devastation after wildfires ravage Turkey’s pine forests
Middle East
August 9, 2021
Drone footage shows devastation after wildfires ravage Turkey’s pine forests
ICMELER, Turkey, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Until devastated by wildfires, hills near the Turkish sea resort of Marmaris were decked…
Turkey spent only fraction of forest protection budget before wildfires erupted
Middle East
August 7, 2021
Turkey spent only fraction of forest protection budget before wildfires erupted
ISTANBUL, Aug 6 (Reuters) – Turkish authorities battling the country’s worst ever wildfires have been accused of failing to prepare…
Authoritarian states obscuring COVID death tolls, study shows
World
August 6, 2021
Authoritarian states obscuring COVID death tolls, study shows
Since the start of the pandemic in early 2020, countries around the world have officially reported 4.27 million deaths from…
Turkish blaze approaches power plant as wildfires enter 10th day
Middle East
August 6, 2021
Turkish blaze approaches power plant as wildfires enter 10th day
MILAS, Turkey, Aug 6 (Reuters) – A forest fire was coming closer to a power station in southwest Turkey on…
Turkey says it won’t shoulder new Afghan migration, slams US
Middle East
August 4, 2021
Turkey says it won’t shoulder new Afghan migration, slams US
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s foreign ministry has called the United States “irresponsible” after the Biden administration announced it would expand…
Turkey’s Erdogan faces mounting criticism over wildfires
Middle East
August 3, 2021
Turkey’s Erdogan faces mounting criticism over wildfires
BOZALAN, Turkey (AP) — As Turkish fire crews pressed ahead Tuesday with their weeklong battle against blazes tearing through forests…
Israeli-backed UAE scooter start-up expands to Turkey
Middle East
August 2, 2021
Israeli-backed UAE scooter start-up expands to Turkey
DUBAI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – FENIX, a United Arab Emirates-based e-scooter company backed by Israeli venture capital funding, has acquired…
Death toll in Turkey wildfires rises to eight, coastal resorts affected
Middle East
August 2, 2021
Death toll in Turkey wildfires rises to eight, coastal resorts affected
ISTANBUL, Aug 1 (Reuters) – The death toll from wildfires on Turkey’s southern coast rose to eight on Sunday as…