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Turkey school shooting wounds 16, attacker deadAn ex-student opened fire at his former high school Tuesday in Turkey, where school shootings are rare, wounding 16 people including studen...
2,400-Year-Old Lost City Surfaces Beneath Turkey’s Rising Dam WatersA submerged ancient town near the Dicle Dam in southeast Turkey is emerging as water levels drop. Divers are documenting rock-cut tombs and...
Turkey says NATO defences intercepted third missile from Iran, asks Tehran to clarifyNATO air defenses in the eastern Mediterranean intercepted a third ballistic missile fired from Iran towards Turkey. This incident follows ...
5.5 quake jolts central Turkey, sending residents into the cold streetsA magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook central Turkey early Friday, with its epicenter in Niksar, Tokat province. While no damage was reported, r...
Turkey says NATO defences destroyed missile from Iran headed toward its airspaceNATO air and missile defence systems intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Iran as it approached Turkish airspace, marking the first t...
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Turkey, causing about a dozen buildings to collapseA 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Balikesir, Turkey, on Sunday, leading to building collapses and trapping individuals. The quake's impact ...
Kurdish PKK militants to begin handing over arms in Iraq on Friday, NTV saysAs part of a peace initiative, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) is set to begin a weapons handover in Sulaymaniyah, northern Iraq, followi...
Turkey's natural Yogi flower goes viral on social media. Is it real or fake?Social media claims about a rare natural Yogi flower found only in Turkey, changing colors with the seasons, are false. The image of the so...
Turkey suddenly reinstates access to Instagram after more than a weekThe Information and Communication Technologies Authority barred access to Instagram on Aug. 2 without providing a specific reason. Governme...
Scientists intrigued by Turkish family that walks on all foursThe Ulas family from Turkey has intrigued scientists with their unique ability to walk on all fours, challenging conventional notions of hu...
Twitter down in Turkey as earthquake response criticism mountsTurkish police have detained more than a dozen people since Monday's earthquake over social media posts that criticised how President Recep...
Indian Army dispatches medical team to earthquake-hit TurkeyThe medical team comprises critical care specialists. The contingent includes orthopaedic surgical teams, general surgical specialist team ...
101 NDRF personnel leave for quake-hit TurkeyA National Disaster Response Force team on Tuesday departed for Turkey to help in relief and rescue operations in the country where thousan...
Western New York hit with region’s strongest earthquake in 40 years of 3.8 magnitudeThe earthquake occurred at approximately 6:15 am (EST) and reached a depth of 3 km, according to USGS. The earthquake occurred after two ma...
Second earthquake of magnitude 7.6 hits Turkey's south -disaster agencyIt occurred at a depth of 7 km, AFAD said adding that the epicenter of the quake was Elbistan region of Kahramanmaras province.
Turkey launches new cross-border ground and air offensive against Kurdish militants in Northern IraqOn Monday, Turkey’s Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, in his address to the nation via a video posted on the military’s website, announced that...
No US role in failed Turkish military coup: John KerrySecretary of State John Kerry called his Turkish counterpart yesterday to offer US support in the wake of a failed coup and protest claims ...
Turkish military says Syrian jets, missile systems harass its F-16 warplanesThe three jets were among 12 F-16s patrolling the border when they were interfered with for two minutes by Syria-based missile systems.
One of the biggest weaknesses in the fight against ISIS is being fully exposed in TurkeyA recent terror attack in the southeast has drawn attention to the many extremists potentially slipping through the cracks.
- Oil prices rebound above 119 dollars
World oil prices rebounded, as it was announced that a key pipeline carrying crude from Asia to the West would remain shut for about 15 day...