Today: October 30, 2024
Today: October 30, 2024

Turkey

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Hundreds of rescuers deployed in search for 9 workers missing at landslide-hit Turkish gold mine

Turkey's interior minister says hundreds of rescuers have been deployed to search for at least nine workers who are reported missing after a massive landslide engulfed a gold mine in eastern Turkey

Hundreds of rescuers deployed in search for 9 workers missing at landslide-hit Turkish gold mine
MidEast|News|World

Nine gold miners missing in Turkey after landslide

Nine miners were missing after a landslide at an Anagold Mining operation in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, the energy ministry said, with rescue efforts under way.

Nine gold miners missing in Turkey after landslide
Europe|News|World

9 gold mine workers are missing in Turkey after a landslide that carries environmental risks

Nine workers are believed to be trapped underground after a huge landslide hit a gold mine in eastern Turkey

9 gold mine workers are missing in Turkey after a landslide that carries environmental risks
News|Science|Technology|World

Turkey hails its first astronaut who returned from a 3-week mission to International Space Station

Turkey’s first astronaut has returned home to a hero’s welcome as a symbol of the country’s advances in technology and aerospace

Turkey hails its first astronaut who returned from a 3-week mission to International Space Station
Europe|Science|Technology

Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden return to Earth, ending private space station trip

Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden are back on Earth, ending a private three-week trip to the International Space Station

Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden return to Earth, ending private space station trip
Business|Economy|News

Turkey's new central bank chief assures that work to combat inflation will press on

Turkey's new central bank chief says the work to tame inflation — namely through interest rate hikes — will continue “with determination.”

Turkey's new central bank chief assures that work to combat inflation will press on
Crime|News|World

5 people wounded and 2 assailants shot dead during an attempt to attack a Turkish courthouse

Turkey's interior minister says two people have been shot dead while trying to attack a courthouse in Istanbul

5 people wounded and 2 assailants shot dead during an attempt to attack a Turkish courthouse
Asia|Health|News|World

Turkey mourns tens of thousands dead, surrounded by the ruins of last year's earthquake

Millions of people across Turkey are mourning the loss of more than 53,000 friends, loved ones and neighbors in last year’s catastrophic earthquake

Turkey mourns tens of thousands dead, surrounded by the ruins of last year's earthquake
MidEast|News|World

A look at events surrounding the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria a year ago

A year after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, a massive rebuilding effort is still trudging along

A look at events surrounding the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria a year ago
MidEast|News|World

Gunmen take hostages at US company's Turkish factory in apparent protest of Gaza war

Media outlets say two gunmen have taken seven hostages at a factory owned by Procter & Gamble in northwest Turkey, apparently in protest of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

Gunmen take hostages at US company's Turkish factory in apparent protest of Gaza war
News|World

A Turkish family is still afraid to go home one year after deadly earthquake

A massive rebuilding effort is underway as Turkey marks the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake that killed 50,000 people in its southern provinces, plus at least 6,000 in northern Syria

A Turkish family is still afraid to go home one year after deadly earthquake
Crime|MidEast|News

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Istanbul church that killed 1

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an attack on a Roman Catholic church in Istanbul during a Sunday Mass that killed one person, in a statement issued late Sunday

Islamic State claims responsibility for attack on Istanbul church that killed 1
News|Political|World

US approves F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey, F-35s to Greece after Turkey OKs Sweden's entry to NATO

The Biden administration has approved the sale of F-16 fighters jets to Turkey following the Turkish government's ratification this week of Sweden's membership in NATO

US approves F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey, F-35s to Greece after Turkey OKs Sweden's entry to NATO
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

Turkey formally ratifies Sweden's NATO membership, leaving Hungary as only ally yet to endorse it

Turkey has published a measure approving Sweden’s membership in NATO in its official gazette

Turkey formally ratifies Sweden's NATO membership, leaving Hungary as only ally yet to endorse it
Europe|News

Swedish PM says he's willing to meet Hungary's Orban to end deadlock over Sweden’s NATO membership

Swedish media say Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson has agreed to meet with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán, who invited Kristersson to Budapest to discuss Sweden’s accession into NATO

Swedish PM says he's willing to meet Hungary's Orban to end deadlock over Sweden’s NATO membership
Business|Economy|Finance|News

Turkey's central bank hikes key interest rate again to 45% to battle inflation

Turkey’s central bank has raised its key interest rate by another 2.5 percentage points

Turkey's central bank hikes key interest rate again to 45% to battle inflation
Europe|News|World

Hungary is the last holdout for Sweden's NATO membership. So when will Orbán follow Turkey's lead?

After Turkey ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Monday, Hungary became the last member of the military alliance not to have issued its approval

Hungary is the last holdout for Sweden's NATO membership. So when will Orbán follow Turkey's lead?
Europe|News|World

Explainer-What Turkey gained in delaying Sweden's NATO bid

Turkey's parliament backed Sweden's NATO membership bid on Tuesday, clearing a last major hurdle toward enlarging the Western bloc after 20

Explainer-What Turkey gained in delaying Sweden's NATO bid
Europe|News|Political|World

Turkey's parliament approves Sweden's NATO membership bid

Turkey's parliament approved Sweden's NATO membership bid on Tuesday following more than four hours of debate, clearing a last major hurdle to expanding the Western military

Turkey's parliament approves Sweden's NATO membership bid
Europe|News|World

Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership, lifting a key hurdle

Turkish legislators have endorsed Sweden’s membership in NATO, lifting a major hurdle on the previously nonaligned country’s entry into the military alliance

Turkey’s parliament approves Sweden’s NATO membership, lifting a key hurdle
Europe|News|Political|World

Turkey set to approve Sweden's NATO membership bid after long delay

Turkey's parliament is widely expected to approve Sweden's NATO membership bid on Tuesday, clearing the biggest remaining hurdle to

Turkey set to approve Sweden's NATO membership bid after long delay
Europe|News|Political|World

Hungary's Orbán takes step toward breaking deadlock over Sweden's NATO membership

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter to his Swedish counterpart, Ulf Kristersson, inviting him to Budapest to discuss Sweden’s accession into the NATO military alliance

Hungary's Orbán takes step toward breaking deadlock over Sweden's NATO membership
MidEast|News|World

Russia's Lavrov talks Middle East with Iran, Turkey, Lebanon

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with his counterparts from Iran, Turkey and Lebanon ahead of the United Nations Security Council meeting on Tuesday due to discuss the Middle

Russia's Lavrov talks Middle East with Iran, Turkey, Lebanon
Science|Technology|World

Astronauts from Turkey, Sweden and Italy launch to space station on latest chartered flight

SpaceX has launched Turkey's first astronaut along with a Swede and Italian to the International Space Station

Astronauts from Turkey, Sweden and Italy launch to space station on latest chartered flight
MidEast|News|US|World

Blinken says Turkey is committed to a 'positive' role in postwar Gaza as he opens a diplomatic push

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Turkey is committed to playing “a positive, productive” role for postwar Gaza and prepared to use its influence in the region to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from broadening even more

Blinken says Turkey is committed to a 'positive' role in postwar Gaza as he opens a diplomatic push
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Parents of Cyprus school volleyball team players killed in Turkish quake testify against hotel owner

A hotel owner and 10 other people are standing trial accused of negligence over the deaths of 72 people, including players from a school volleyball team in breakaway northern Cyprus, who perished when their hotel crumbled during a powerful earthquake that struck Turkey last year

Parents of Cyprus school volleyball team players killed in Turkish quake testify against hotel owner
Europe|News|World

Here's what to know about Turkey's decision to move forward with Sweden's bid to join NATO

Sweden edged closer toward joining NATO after the Turkish Parliament’s foreign affairs committee greenlighted a protocol for the Nordic country’s membership in the military alliance

Here's what to know about Turkey's decision to move forward with Sweden's bid to join NATO
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

Sweden moves a step closer to NATO membership after Turkey's parliamentary committee gives approval

The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee has given its consent to Sweden’s bid to join NATO

Sweden moves a step closer to NATO membership after Turkey's parliamentary committee gives approval
News|Economy|Finance|World

Turkish central bank raises interest rate to 42.5% to combat high inflation

Turkey’s central bank has hiked its key interest rate by 2.5 percentage points as part of its efforts to combat high inflation that has left many households struggling to afford essential items

Turkish central bank raises interest rate to 42.5% to combat high inflation
Crime|Sports

Attacks on match officials could ‘kill’ soccer, top former ref Collina says after latest incident

Referee Halil Umut Meler desperately tried to shield himself from the kicks of angry fans

Attacks on match officials could ‘kill’ soccer, top former ref Collina says after latest incident
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

Turkish and Greek leaders turn on the charm in Athens as they vow to leave years of animosity behind

Longtime regional rivals Greece and Turkey have made a significant step in mending ties during a visit to Athens by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Turkish and Greek leaders turn on the charm in Athens as they vow to leave years of animosity behind
Europe|News|World

Erdogan to visit Budapest next month as Turkey and Hungary hold up Sweden's membership in NATO

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit Hungary’s capital next month

Erdogan to visit Budapest next month as Turkey and Hungary hold up Sweden's membership in NATO
Economy|Finance|News|World

Turkey's central bank hikes interest rates again as it tries to tame eye-watering inflation

Turkey’s central bank has delivered another huge interest rate hike as it tries to curb double-digit inflation that has left households struggling to afford food and other basic goods

Turkey's central bank hikes interest rates again as it tries to tame eye-watering inflation
Food|WrittenByLAPost

Deep Frying: The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Turkey

As interest grows in over-the-top culinary concoctions, one author eschews modern gimmicks while embracing a classic: deep-fried turkey. Though frying a whole bird may seem a stunt itself, when done properly the technique beautifully crisps the skin while keeping the meat remarkably moist. The dish has become a new tradition across the American South. Deep-frying a turkey produces the best bird this author has ever tasted. The high heat of the peanut oil seals in turkey juices while imparting crackling skin and rich, crispy flavor even into the meat. While stunt dishes like gold-leaf steak or wine with snakes hold

Deep Frying: The Best Thing That Ever Happened to Turkey
Crime|US

New York City Mayor ducks questions on FBI investigation, but pledges to cooperate with inquiry

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has sidestepped questions for now about an FBI investigation that prompted agents to seize his phones and raid the home of his chief campaign fundraiser

New York City Mayor ducks questions on FBI investigation, but pledges to cooperate with inquiry
MidEast|News|Political|World

Erdogan's stance on Israel reflects desire to mix politics with realpolitik – and still remain a relevant regional player

Turkey and Israel exchanged tit-for-tat diplomatic withdrawals over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s pro-Hamas stance in the regional conflict. But behind that, the picture is more nuanced.

Erdogan's stance on Israel reflects desire to mix politics with realpolitik – and still remain a relevant regional player
News|World

Erdogan backtracks after siding with court that defied top court's ruling on lawmaker's release

Turkey's president has backpedaled after siding with a top appeals court that defied a Constitutional Court ruling calling for the release of an imprisoned opposition lawmaker

Erdogan backtracks after siding with court that defied top court's ruling on lawmaker's release
News|World

Turkey celebrates 100th anniversary of republic with fireworks and navy procession

Turkey has marked the 100th anniversary of the creation of the modern, secular republic from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire with little pageantry and no gala reception to commemorate the important milestone

Turkey celebrates 100th anniversary of republic with fireworks and navy procession
MidEast|News|World

As the Turkish Republic turns 100, here's a look at its achievements and challenges ahead

The Turkish Republic, founded from the ruins of the Ottoman Empire by the national independence hero Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, turns 100 on Oct. 29

As the Turkish Republic turns 100, here's a look at its achievements and challenges ahead
Europe|News|Political|World

Hungary in the spotlight after Turkey presses on with Sweden's bid to join NATO

The Hungarian parliament has refused a proposal to hold a vote on Sweden’s bid to join NATO, further delaying the Nordic country’s inclusion in the military alliance

Hungary in the spotlight after Turkey presses on with Sweden's bid to join NATO
Europe|News|Political|World

Turkey's president submits protocol for Sweden's admission into NATO to parliament for ratification

The office of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he has submitted a protocol for Sweden’s admission into NATO to Turkey’s parliament for ratification

Turkey's president submits protocol for Sweden's admission into NATO to parliament for ratification
Europe|News|World

NATO chief presses Turkey to advance Sweden's membership application.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is pressing Turkey to quickly ratify Sweden’s membership in the military organization

NATO chief presses Turkey to advance Sweden's membership application.
Europe|News|World

Deal struck on contentious road in divided Cyprus that triggered an assault against UN peacekeepers

The head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission in ethnically split Cyprus says Greek Cypriots and Turkish Cypriots have reached an “understanding” over a contentious road inside a U.N.-controlled buffer zone whose construction had stirred up tensions not seen in years

Deal struck on contentious road in divided Cyprus that triggered an assault against UN peacekeepers
News|World

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria after US downed Turkish armed drone

Turkish warplanes have carried out airstrikes on sites believed to be used by U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in northern Syria

Turkish warplanes hit Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria after US downed Turkish armed drone
MidEast|News|World

US shoots down armed Turkish drone after it came too close to US troops in Syria

The Pentagon says the U.S. military shot down an armed Turkish drone that came within 500 meters of American troops in northeastern Syria

US shoots down armed Turkish drone after it came too close to US troops in Syria
MidEast|News|World

Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq again after warning of retaliation for a bombing in Ankara

Turkish warplanes have launched a new round of airstrikes against Kurdish militant targets in Iraq

Turkey strikes Kurdish militants in Iraq again after warning of retaliation for a bombing in Ankara
Crime|MidEast|News|World

Turkey hits Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and detains about 1,000 people days after Ankara blast

Turkish warplanes have carried out new airstrikes against suspected Kurdish militant sites in northern Iraq days after a suicide bomb attack in the Turkish capital

Turkey hits Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and detains about 1,000 people days after Ankara blast
Crime|MidEast|World

Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq after suicide attack in Ankara

The Turkish defense ministry says its warplanes have carried out raids on suspected Kurdish rebel targets in northern Iraq following a suicide attack on a government building in the Turkish capital

Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq after suicide attack in Ankara
Europe|News|Opinion

A European body condemns Turkey's sentencing of an activist for links to 2013 protests

A European governmental body has condemned the decision by Turkey’s Supreme Court to confirm the aggravated life sentence for activist and philanthropist Osman Kavala

A European body condemns Turkey's sentencing of an activist for links to 2013 protests
MidEast|News|World

Blast in Nagorno-Karabakh injures more than 200 as thousands flee to Armenia, local official says

A powerful blast has rocked Azerbaijan's Nagorno-Karabakh region as ethnic Armenians are streaming out of the breakaway territory following its retaking by the Azerbaijani military

Blast in Nagorno-Karabakh injures more than 200 as thousands flee to Armenia, local official says
Business|Economy|Finance

Turkey’s central bank hikes interest rates again in further shift in economic policies

Turkey's central bank has raised its key interest rate by 5 percentage points to 30%

Turkey’s central bank hikes interest rates again in further shift in economic policies
Europe|MidEast|News|Political|World

Turkey's Erdogan says he trusts Russia as much as he trusts the West

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he trusts Russia as much he trusts the West

Turkey's Erdogan says he trusts Russia as much as he trusts the West
Business|Economy|Technology|World

Turkey's President Erdogan and Elon Musk discuss establishing a Tesla car factory in Turkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Elon Musk, the head of electric carmaker Tesla, to establish a factory in Turkey

Turkey's President Erdogan and Elon Musk discuss establishing a Tesla car factory in Turkey
Europe|News|World

Erdogan says Turkey may part ways with the EU. He implied the country could end its membership bid

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that Turkey may part ways with the European Union

Erdogan says Turkey may part ways with the EU. He implied the country could end its membership bid

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