Turkey

Turkey earthquake: Lawyers race to glean evidence of building errors

The race to preserve evidence of destroyed ‘earthquake-proof’ buildings in Turkey begins as pressure mounts on contractors and the government to provide answers

12 March 2023

World News

Who is Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu and can he beat Turkish President Erdoğan?

Kılıçdaroğlu’s campaign will likely focus on promoting democracy, human rights and the rule of law after years of increasingly centralised power under President Erdoğan.

10 March 2023

Turkey

Erdoğan announces elections will take place on 14 May

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces elections will take place on May 14th. He said that "we want to turn May 14 into a good race that will erase the traces of February 6 destruction"

10 March 2023

Culture news

ECHR condemns Turkey over famous actress’ ‘kiss video’

European Court of Human Rights rules that Turkey has violated the European Convention of Human Rights by throwing out actress Berrak Tüzünataç's domestic legal complaints

9 March 2023

Travel News

Passenger survey reveals Europe's best airports

Budapest, Tallinn and Istanbul are among the frontrunners.

8 March 2023

Turkey

'No foreigners': Discrimination allegations mar Turkey quake response

While millions of Turks are also in need of shelter and supplies, some asylum seekers say they were denied basic help after the deadly disaster.

8 March 2023

Turkey

Turkish opposition picks presidential candidate to run against Erdogan

A six-party alliance has nominated Kemal Kilicdaroglu as its common candidate to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Turkey’s presidential elections in May, ending months of uncertainty and bickering that had frustrated their supporters.

6 March 2023

Turkey

Aid is still lacking in Turkey and Syria a month after the earthquake

The International Rescue Committee said 'displacement sites really just don't have the capacity to host that many people,' as millions of people lose their homes in Turkey and Syria.

6 March 2023

Turkey

Between Ukraine, Russia and the West: Turkey's balancing act

Ankara has deep political, economic, and military relations with the West, but is also a close partner of the Kremlin and supplies weapons to Ukraine.

3 March 2023

Turkey

Ex-Islamic State fighters still pose a risk in Turkey, finds report

Numerous foreign nationals with links to ISIS have come to Turkey since the terror group was defeated in Syria and Spain.

1 March 2023

Culture news

Turkish football fans donate thousands of toys for quake victims

Turkish football will never forget the day Beşiktaş fans threw thousands of toys onto the pitch in support of children made homeless by the earthquake.

1 March 2023

World News

At least one dead as new quake strikes Turkey, toppling buildings

More than 100 people were injured as a result of Monday's quake which was centred on the town of Yesilyurt in Malatya province.

27 February 2023

Turkey

NATO: Turkey says talks over Sweden and Finland's membership to resume

Ankara, which has been hostile to Swedish membership of NATO in particular, halted negotiations in January after anti-Turkish demonstrations in Stockholm.

27 February 2023

Focus

Türkiye stays open for tourists despite earthquake tragedy

Turkish authorities encourage tourists to keep visiting, despite the devastating earthquakes that struck the southeast of the country

27 February 2023

Turkey

Contractors and building owners have been arrested

More than 600 people are under investigation in Turkey in relation to buildings which collapsed during the earthquake earlier this month

25 February 2023

Greece

Euroviews. Earthquake response proved that Greeks and Turks can be united as one

My hopes are that the youth in both countries will grow up seeing their neighbours as sisters and brothers who just happen to speak a language different that their own, Marcos Moschovidis writes.

23 February 2023

Euronews Witness

Death, disease, and desperation: Life in Antakya after the earthquake

Euronews Witness speaks to survivors in Turkey's devastated southern city to hear the heartbreaking stories of love, loss and lives in turmoil.

22 February 2023

Europe News

West more united due to Ukraine war but rest of world more independent

The study also found that support for the war in Ukraine varied significantly between the West and the 'rest'.

22 February 2023

No Comment

Final tribute to children killed by the earthquake in Antakya, Turkey

Dozens of red balloons were released over the rubble of a destroyed building alongside a main road in Turkey's quake-hit south.

22 February 2023

Turkey

Euroviews. The earthquake brought down Turkey’s institutional façade | VIEW

The severity of the consequences affecting people's lives in Turkey is a result of institutional and societal collapse. This might prove to be costly to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in this year's elections, Dr Ahmet Erdi Öztürk writes.

22 February 2023