Turkey

Three months after the earthquakes that left millions of people homeless throughout southern Turkey, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday formally set the parliamentary and presidential elections for May 14 – one month early. “Our nation...

Following the devastating earthquake in February, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that there would be no poll delays and that the vote would take place on May 14. “(Turkish) people will do what is...

According to him, a picture of a father clutching his dead daughter’s hand after the Turkish earthquake on February 6 sparked an international outpouring of sympathy and support. Adem Altan, an AFP photographer, found Mesut Hancer...

Although though the little, gray house in southern Turkey that originally overlooked a road seems unaffected by the enormous earthquake that struck the region last week, it actually has one floor less. In the 1,000-person settlement...

The United Nations made a $1 billion appeal on Friday as the dead toll from the earthquake that has ravaged areas of Turkey and Syria reached 41,000. A 17-year-old girl and a lady in her 20s...

The United Nations has warned that the eventual death toll from the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria may double, with the death toll now standing at 33,000. Officials and medical personnel reported that 29,605...

According to the state-run Anadolu news agency and a diplomat, a border gate between long-time enemies Turkey and Armenia has been opened for the first time in 35 years to allow help for victims of the...

On Saturday, a small amount of foreign help was making its way into sections of Turkey and Syria as rescuers labored to extricate kids from the wreckage in regions devastated by a powerful earthquake that has...

The likelihood of finding survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, one of the worst shocks in decades, which has killed nearly 17,500 people, was dwindling on Thursday. The four-day search of thousands of destroyed...

Elections in Turkey will take place on May 14 — one month earlier than expected — as the opposition continues to look for a single candidate to oppose President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In Erdogan’s two decades...