Turkey
In Turkey’s hardest-hit province, earthquake survivors adapt to a life without buildings
Six months after twin earthquakes devastated southern Turkey and northern Syria, the residents who remain are carving out a life amid the rubble.
'Nobody believed us:' Turkish conservationist wins Goldman Prize for expanding marine-protected areas
This Turkish-made drone continues to cause tension in Armenia
Life returns to Antakya, a city nearly leveled by earthquakes in southern Turkey
This ‘earthquake lab’ is designing buildings to withstand natural disasters
Turkey earthquake survivors face despair, as rescues wane
While stories of near-miraculous rescues have flooded the airwaves in recent days, tens of thousands of dead have also been found during the same period.
The geology behind the deadly earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
This corner of the globe sits at the intersection of three tectonic plates, including the Arabian Plate that’s moving northward into Europe. Pressure along the fault has been building, and when it finally released, it appears that an area nearly 120 miles long and 15 miles wide got displaced, unleashing the earthquake.
How to support relief efforts in Turkey and Syria after deadly quakes
The earthquakes that hit southern Turkey and war-ravaged northern Syria on Monday have killed over 12,000 people, with the death toll expected to rise as rescue crews race against time to save people trapped beneath rubble.
After deadly quake in Turkey, rescue teams struggle to help amid frigid temps
The death toll has surpassed 5,000, with thousands of others injured after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck large parts of southeastern Turkey and northern Syria on Monday. Rescue teams are trying to find people buried under the rubble of collapsed buildings.
Powerful quake rocks Turkey and Syria, kills more than 2,300
Rescue workers and residents in multiple cities are searching for survivors, after a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early on Monday.
In Turkey, refugee children face hurdles to school enrollment
Many Syrian families in Turkey face school enrollment challenges due to a Turkish law that says no more than 30% of schoolchildren in a single class can be foreigners. Families in border cities like Gaziantep say their children are being turned away with few alternatives.
Desperate pet owners turn to illegal drug markets to cure a rare cat virus
If a cat contracts feline infectious peritonitis, a chronic wasting disease, it is almost always fatal. A pharmaceutical company, however, developed a recipe for a cure. Global drug manufacturers are now marketing off-label versions of the medication — and cat owners say it works.
As bombs fall, northern Syria braces for a potential Turkish invasion
Human rights groups warn that a Turkish invasion could trigger a new exodus of refugees, and worsen an already dire humanitarian crisis in northern Syria.
Turkey detains Syrian suspect in deadly Istanbul bombing
At least six people died and dozens of others were wounded in an attack on a popular thoroughfare in Istanbul on Sunday. Police detained a Syrian woman who they say has confessed to planting a bomb.
'How long will this continue?': People in Istanbul see their rents double as inflation soars
This summer, Turkish inflation reached levels not seen since the 1990s, and nowhere is it more clear than the rental market. Tenants are seeing their rents double, or even triple, in just one year.