Armenian leader arrives in Turkey for first time in nearly 15 yrs
Jun 04, 2023, at 07:54 am
Yerevan: Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan arrived in Turkey on Saturday to participate in the inauguration ceremony of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the press service of the Armenian government said.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan to be sworn in as Turkish President on Saturday
Jun 03, 2023, at 08:51 pm
Ankara: Reelected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be sworn in as head of state in the Turkish parliament on Saturday.
Sheikh Hasina, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vow to strengthen bilateral relationships
Jun 03, 2023, at 03:22 pm
Dhaka: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who recently took charge of his office after winning a crucial poll for a third term, phoned Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina and hoped to take the bilateral relationship to a new height.
Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins election, extends rule into third decade
May 29, 2023, at 02:40 pm
Istanbul: Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan overcame his strongest challenge in 20 years and won the country's presidential election in Sunday's runoff to extend his rule for yet another term.
Turkey election: Erdogan declares victory in runoff voting
May 29, 2023, at 06:15 am
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared his triumph on Sunday in a significant runoff election that presented the most formidable test during his twenty-year tenure.
Türk appeals to Sudan’s warring generals; calls out ‘dangerous anti-rights tendencies’ worldwide
May 26, 2023, at 06:17 pm
The “senseless” fighting in Sudan must stop now, and the warring generals have to insist on zero tolerance for sexual violence among their troops, the UN rights chief said on Wednesday.
Iraq: 3 Yazidi militiamen killed in Turkish airstrike
May 17, 2023, at 09:10 pm
Baghdad: Three Yazidi militiamen affiliated with the Turkish Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed and a fourth wounded on Tuesday in a Turkish airstrike in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, the Counter-Terrorism Service of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region said in a statement.
Turkey polls: Alliance led by Erdogan's party wins majority in parliament
May 15, 2023, at 11:09 pm
Istanbul: The People's Alliance of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) has secured the majority of seats in the parliament, the state-run TRT Haber broadcaster reported on Monday, citing preliminary results as all ballots in Turkey processed.
Turkey votes in major polls, Recep Tayyip Erdogan's political fate to be decided
May 14, 2023, at 11:51 pm
Turkey is voting for the presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday, a poll assumed to be significant as it will decide whether Recep Tayyip Erdogan remains the president after 20 years in power.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says key ISIS leader killed in Syria
May 01, 2023, at 12:29 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced his country's security forces have killed a suspected key leader of Islamic State (IS) in Syria.
Türkiye quake aftermath: Funding needed to stave off risks to millions of children
Apr 07, 2023, at 11:47 pm
New York: Two months after devastating earthquakes hit Türkiye and northern Syria, 2.5 million children in Türkiye remain in need of humanitarian support and are at risk of falling into poverty, child labour or under-age marriage, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday.
Türkiye, Syria quake response continues, food security threat rising
Apr 01, 2023, at 06:57 pm
New York: Almost two months after deadly earthquakes struck Türkiye and northern Syria, a large-scale humanitarian operation is underway for which funding is still desperately needed, the UN Humanitarian Affairs coordination office (OCHA) said on Friday.
Turkish vote clears Finland's path to NATO membership
Apr 01, 2023, at 04:49 am
The Turkish parliament Thursday gave its unanimous approval of Finland's entry into NATO, thereby enabling Helsinki to become a member of the military alliance. However, this decision leaves Sweden excluded from joining.
Turkish parliament ratifies Finland's NATO membership protocol: Deputy Speaker
Mar 31, 2023, at 02:46 pm
Istanbul: The Grand National Assembly of Turkey ratified the protocol on Finland's membership in NATO, Deputy Speaker Haydar Akar said.
ILO calls for fresh support as job losses grip post-quake Türkiye and Syria
Mar 29, 2023, at 09:54 pm
New York: Urgent support is needed to prevent a slide into poverty and an increase in child labour and hand-to-mouth jobs, following the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria in February, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday in new assessment reports.
Severe floods in Turkey leave 5 dead, several others missing: Reports
Mar 16, 2023, at 12:52 am
Ankara/UNI: Massive floods caused by ongoing torrential rains have left five people killed and several others missing in the quake-hit Turkish provinces of Sanliurfa and Adiyaman, media reported on Wednesday.
Türkey-Syria quakes: Migration chief hails ‘proud and brave’ citizens of Antakya
Mar 12, 2023, at 11:37 pm
The head of the UN migration agency IOM, stood in the middle of the ancient Turkish city of Antakya on Saturday, and called on the international community to “strengthen its efforts” to ensure aid reaches the millions impacted by last month’s deadly earthquakes.
Turkey neutralizes interpol red notice terrorist of PKK, says Interior Minister
Mar 11, 2023, at 11:34 pm
Ankara: Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday that a top terrorist of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a subject of an Interpol red notice for internationally wanted persons, Hamiyet Yalcinkaya, was neutralized.
WFP chief describes ‘apocalyptic’ post-quake landscape in Syria, Türkey
Feb 26, 2023, at 11:43 pm
New York: The head of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) concluded a visit on Saturday to devastated Syrian and Turkish communities and aid supply routes, calling on authorities to open more border crossings to help survivors of the earthquakes that hit both countries in early February.
UNICEF appeals for support for children affected by Türkey earthquakes
Feb 25, 2023, at 08:47 pm
New York: A senior official with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Friday called for greater support for boys and girls affected by the powerful earthquakes in Türkey, which have left more than one million people homeless.
Syria-Türkey earthquakes: Food, shelter and medicines among latest aid deliveries
Feb 24, 2023, at 10:41 pm
New York: Aid continues to roll into northwest Syria, with 53 trucks crossing from southern Türkey on Thursday, the UN reported in its latest update on response to the devastating earthquakes that struck the two countries on 6 February.
1.5 million now homeless in Turkey after quake disaster, warn UN development experts
Feb 22, 2023, at 02:40 pm
New York: As the death toll from the 6 February earthquake disaster topped 41,000 in Turkey, UN development experts said on Tuesday that 1.5 million people have been made homeless in the south of the country, where at least 500,000 new homes will need to be built.
6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes near Turkey-Syria border region
Feb 21, 2023, at 05:56 am
Antakya/IBNS: Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after both countries were devastated by three quakes leaving more than 47,000 people dead.
Turkey earthquakes leave over 40,000 people dead
Feb 19, 2023, at 03:49 pm
Ankara/UNI: The toll from two major earthquakes that struck southeastern Turkey on Feb 6 has risen to 40,642, the country's disaster agency said Saturday.
Turkey's ruling party not planning to postpone elections over earthquake: Reports
Feb 17, 2023, at 10:22 pm
Ankara: Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party is not discussing a postponement of the general election due to the earthquake, with the two date options on the table remaining unchanged, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported on Friday.
UN launches $1 billion appeal to scale-up aid operations in Turkey
Feb 17, 2023, at 08:42 pm
New York: The United Nations on Thursday launched a $1 billion appeal for Turkey to assist more than five million people affected by the cataclysmic earthquakes last week, the largest to hit the country in a century.
Children sleep in streets, too afraid to go home after quake disaster
Feb 15, 2023, at 07:20 pm
New York: As UN aid convoys prepared to deliver more relief to quake-hit northwest Syria via two additional land routes from Türkiye on Tuesday, UN humanitarians warned that many thousands of children have likely been killed, while millions more vulnerable people urgently need support.
WHO announces $43 million appeal to scale up response in Syria and Turkey
Feb 13, 2023, at 09:41 pm
New York: The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a $43 million appeal to support earthquake response in Syria and Türkey, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on Sunday.
Turkey: UN relief chief meets families affected by devastating earthquake
Feb 13, 2023, at 03:16 am
New York: Humanitarians will launch appeals for Türkiye and Syria in the aftermath of the deadly earthquakes this week, UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said on Saturday.
Turkey quake: Two-month-old found alive in rubble after 128 hours
Feb 12, 2023, at 05:32 pm
Hatay/IBNS: Amid a huge number of deaths and massive destruction in Turkey, a miraculous rescue operation has emerged in which a two-month-old baby was brought out from under the rubble in Hatay.