Author: Suzan Fraser
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Turkey struggles to stop violence against women. At least 71 have been killed this year
At least 71 women have been killed in Turkey this year as activists say the country has made little progress in protecting women from abusers
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Turkey rejects accusations by a human rights group that it committed abuses in Syria
A Turkish official has rejected allegations by a human rights group that Turkey bears responsibility for some of the abuses and possible war crimes carried out mostly against Kurdish residents in northern in Syria
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Turkey detains 4 as part of a probe into a gold mine landslide that left at least 9 missing
Turkish state media say authorities have detained four people in connection with a massive landslide that engulfed a gold mine in eastern Turkey, leaving at least nine workers missing
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Turkey’s parliament ratifies Finland’s membership in NATO
ANKARA, Turkey • Turkey’s parliament on Thursday ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, lifting the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country’s long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance. All 276 lawmakers present voted in favor of Finland’s bid, days after Hungary’s parliament also endorsed Helsinki’s accession. “This will make the whole NATO…
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Hope fading as deaths from quake near 12,000
GAZIANTEP, Turkey • With hope of finding survivors fading, stretched rescue teams in Turkey and Syria searched Wednesday for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled by the world’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade. The confirmed death toll approached 12,000. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited the especially hard-hit…
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Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 3,400
ADANA, Turkey (AP) — A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and neighboring Syria on Monday, killing more than 3,400 people and injuring thousands more as it toppled thousands of buildings and trapped residents under mounds of rubble. Authorities feared the death toll would keep climbing as rescuers searched through tangles of…
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Powerful 7.8 quake knocks down buildings in Turkey, Syria
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A 7.8 magnitude quake knocked down multiple buildings in southeast Turkey and Syria early Monday and many casualties are feared. At least 10 deaths were reported initially in Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Twitter that “search and rescue teams were immediately dispatched” to the areas hit by the…
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Russia rejoins deal on wartime Ukrainian grain exports
KYIV, Ukraine • Russia agreed Wednesday to rejoin a wartime agreement that allows Ukrainian grain and other commodities to be shipped to world markets. The U.N.’s refugee chief, meanwhile, put the number of Ukrainians driven from their homes since the Russian invasion eight months ago at around 14 million. It is “the fastest, largest displacement…
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Ukraine’s Zelensky hosts talks with U.N. chief, Turkey leader
LVIV, Ukraine • Turkey’s president and the U.N. chief met with Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky on Thursday in a high-stakes bid to ratchet down a war raging for nearly six months, boost desperately needed grain exports and secure Europe’s biggest nuclear power plant. But little progress was reported. The gathering, held far from the front…
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U.N. sees progress in talks to free up Ukraine grain exports
ISTANBUL • U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the first meeting in weeks between Russia and Ukraine took “a critical step forward” to ensure the export of desperately needed grain from Ukraine’s Black Sea ports to help ease the global food crisis. The U.N. chief said “more technical work will now be needed” to reach an…