The Latest Breaking News from Turkey

Medecins Sans Frontieres gains access to quake zone in Syria

Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said a convoy of 14 of its trucks had entered northwestern Syria on Sunday to assist in earthquake rescue operations, as concerns grow over lack of access to the war-ravaged area.

Reuters · Feb 16, 2023

Quake survivors wait amid rubble, to search or say goodbye

Ever since the Feb. 6 earthquake decimated swaths of Turkey and Syria, survivors have gathered outside destroyed houses and apartments, refusing to leave

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

‘Life is over’: A newspaper’s death near Turkey quake epicentre

In a city with more than 450 deaths, a newspaper’s last edition bears testimony to life before it was forever upended.

Al Jazeera · Feb 16, 2023

NATO chief says 'time is now' for Turkey to ratify Finland and Sweden membership bids

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday the "time is now" for Turkey to ratify applications by Finland and Sweden to join the defence alliance.

Reuters · Feb 16, 2023

Young woman rescued from rubble 248 hours after earthquake in Turkey -broadcaster

A 17-year-old woman was rescued on Thursday from the rubble of a building that collapsed in the southern central province of Kahramanmaras, 248 hours after a massive earthquake struck the area this week, killing more than 40,000 people in Turkey and Syria.

Reuters · Feb 16, 2023

Mother and children pulled alive from rubble in Turkey 228 hours after earthquake

A mother and her two children were miraculously pulled alive from the rubble 228 hours after the first Turkey earthquake struck.

Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2023

Key developments in the aftermath of Turkey, Syria quakes

Turkey’s disaster management agency has raised the number of fatalities in in the country from two quakes that struck nine hours apart last week to 36,187

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Capital FM DJ Ant Payne’s ‘disgusting’ Turkey earthquake ‘joke’ receives nearly 600 Ofcom complaints

Listeners were left horrified by the ‘ill timed’ remark

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Turkey quake revives debate over nuclear plant being built

A devastating earthquake that toppled buildings across parts of Turkey and neighboring Syria has revived a longstanding debate locally and in neighboring Cyprus about a large nuclear power station being built on Turkey’s southern Mediterranean coastline

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023

Earthquakes could trigger loss of up to 1% of Turkish GDP in 2023, says report

The February 6 earthquakes that killed more than 40,000 people in Turkey and Syria could result in a loss of up to 1% of the Turkish gross domestic product (GDP), said an economic report published on Thursday. It came amid uncertainties over a possible delay of general elections, set for…

France 24 · Feb 16, 2023