Syria’s revolution hangs in the balance. The west must lift sanctions now Competing interests and rivalries between regional powers threaten hopes of change after the fall of Bashar al-Assad The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2025
Interim president Sharaa weighs-up Ankara and Riyadh in power struggle for Syria Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa visited Ankara on Tuesday, on the heels of a visit to Saudi Arabia – a move that is being interpreted as a balancing act by Sharaa between the two regional powers, amidst growing competition for influence over Syria. Radio France Internationale · Feb 8, 2025
Turkey Terminates Mission Of Afghan Diplomats, Taliban Takeover Turkey ends mission of Afghan diplomats appointed by previous government, allowing Taliban to appoint their own envoys. Taliban now control over 40 diploma... Top News · Feb 7, 2025
Turkey ends Afghan diplomats' mission, paving way for Taliban to appoint their own team Turkey has terminated the mission of Afghan diplomats who were appointed by Afghanistan's former pro-Western government The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2025
Turkey Earthquake Survivors Struggle With Recovery Two Years On Two years after a powerful earthquake in Turkey, survivors like Omer Aydin and Songul Erol continue to face challenges in rebuilding their lives amidst ong... Top News · Feb 6, 2025
For Quake Survivors, Art Brings Healing In Turkey's Antioch At first glance, it's a happy image -- hundreds of smiling faces torn from newspapers and pasted into a frame. International Business Times · Feb 6, 2025
Two years on, survivors of Turkish earthquake still struggle with loss and hardship Two years on from a devastating earthquake that shattered Turkey's southern region, nearly half a million people remain in temporary “container cities.” The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025
Gambling with death: Meet the agents helping Gujaratis illegally move to the US This report was first published on April 8, 2023. It was republished after a US military plane landed in Amritsar on February 6, 2025 carrying deported Indian migrants. Read the original piece here. Newslaundry · Feb 6, 2025
Turkey Marks Second Anniversary Of Quake Disaster Turkey on Thursday commemorates the second anniversary of the February 6, 2023 earthquake, which claimed nearly 60,000 lives including in neighbouring Syria and turned entire cities into ruins. International Business Times · Feb 6, 2025
Turkey’s earthquake reconstruction efforts must balance speed with fairness Two years after the devastating 2023 earthquakes in Turkey that killed about 60,000 people and caused the collapse of 57,000 buildings, the country’s recovery remains slow, fragmented, and heavily politicized. The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025
Syria’s al-Sharaa, Turkiye’s Erdogan talk Kurdish fighters, defence pacts Turkiye meeting is second foreign trip by President Ahmed al-Sharaa as he seeks to bolster support for Syria. Al Jazeera · Feb 4, 2025
Azerbaijan and Turkey build bridges amid declining influence of Iran With Iran suffering setbacks in Syria and Lebanon, regional rivals Azerbaijan and Turkey are stepping up efforts to secure a strategic goal through the Zangezur corridor project that Tehran had been blocking. Radio France Internationale · Feb 4, 2025
Syria Leader Heads To Turkey To Discuss Rebuilding, Kurds Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Ankara on Tuesday for talks with Turkey's leaders on rebuilding his land and the volatile issue of Kurdish fighters near the countries' border. International Business Times · Feb 4, 2025
China bans Uyghurs from visiting ‘sensitive countries’ with large Muslim populations Members of minority community can only travel to limited number of nations such as Kazakhstan for business, Human Rights Watch says The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025
BANG Premier · Feb 3, 2025 Katie Price 'still sore' after latest cosmetic surgery Former glamour model Katie Price has admitted she's still sore after undergoing a fresh round of cosmetic surgery in Turkey.
AAP · Jan 31, 2025 Ange's Europa League path with Spurs narrowed down Spurs will face opposition from either Spain, the Netherlands, Denmark or Turkey in their last-16 Europa League tie.
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2025 Brexit five years on: What was promised vs what we got Just three in 10 say exiting the bloc was the right decision, accoring to a recent YouGov poll
The Guardian - AU · Jan 29, 2025 The kindness of strangers: after a nasty bike accident in Turkey, a local dropped everything to care for me I had no travel insurance and couldn’t walk. I was entirely dependent on him, but he never once made it awkward
The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2025 Can Erdoğan forge a new bromance with Trump? His future may depend on it If the Turkish strongman clashes with Israel over Syria he will be blamed for wrecking Trump’s plans to pacify and disengage from the region
The Conversation · Jan 27, 2025 Assad’s fall opens window for Syrian refugees to head home − but for many, it won’t be an easy decision For more than a decade, Syrians have been the world’s largest refugee population.
FourFourTwo · Jan 26, 2025 ‘I’ve never known whether to laugh or cry when it comes to Jose Mourinho’s antics, but I miss him. The Premier League’s loss is Turkey’s gain, without a doubt’: Graeme Souness would still like to see Mourinho managing in England Jose Mourinho has been described as 'box-office' by Graeme Souness, who would still like the Portuguese manager in the Premier League
The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2025 Apartment building collapses in central Turkey, trapping 2 people Officials say rescuers are battling to reach two people trapped under a collapsed apartment building in central Turkey
The Independent UK · Jan 25, 2025 The winter sun holiday destinations that are only a few hours from the UK These winter sun destinations take only a few hours to fly to and are perfect for beating the winter blues
The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025 Relatives plead with Thailand not to deport 48 Uyghur men to China Detainees fear their return could be imminent despite UN experts urging Bangkok to halt possible transfer
The Independent UK · Jan 24, 2025 Detentions in deadly Turkish ski resort fire rise to 14 Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the number of suspects detained in connection with the deadly hotel fire at a ski resort has increased to 14