Turkey detains 11 over ski resort hotel fire that killed 79
Ankara, Turkey Reuters Turkey has detained 11 people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 79 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu Mountains, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc said on Wednesday. A deputy mayor of the north-western Bolu province, the head of the municipality’s fire department, the owner […]
Turkish ski resort fire kills 76, guests forced to jump from windows
Kartalkaya, Turkey Reuters A fire at a ski resort hotel in Turkey’s Bolu mountains killed 76 people and injured dozens on Tuesday, forcing panicked guests to jump out of windows in the middle of the night. “It was like the apocalypse. The flames engulfed the hotel immediately, like in half an hour,” said Mevlut Ozer, […]
Thousands protest in Turkey to demand bigger hike in minimum wage
Ankara, Turkey Reuters Thousands of people protested in Turkey’s capital Ankara on Saturday to demand a bigger hike in the minimum wage, chanting slogans calling on the government to resign and waving the opposition and national flags. The government announced this week that the net monthly minimum wage in 2025 will be 22,104 Turkish lira […]
Global reaction to the US presidential election
Reuters World leaders rushed to congratulate Republican Donald Trump on Wednesday after he claimed victory over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris in the US presidential election, which would cap a stunning political comeback four years after he left the White House. Volodymyr Zelenskiy, President of Ukraine “I appreciate President Trump’s commitment to the ‘peace through […]
Spurred by shared grievances, BRICS gathers pace
London, UK Reuters As US election jitters hung over this week’s meeting of global finance chiefs in Washington, a smiling Vladimir Putin was in the Russian city of Kazan welcoming leaders of countries which together make up nearly half the world’s population. The BRICS club of emerging economies may be a long way from rivalling […]
Attackers kill five, injure 22 at Turkish aviation site
Ankara, Turkey Reuters Two attackers killed five people and wounded 22 others on Wednesday in what Ankara called a terrorist attack at the Turkish Aerospace Industries headquarters, where witnesses said they heard gunfire and an explosion. Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said both attackers were killed after the attack, adding two of the injured are in […]
Israeli troops shoot Turkish-American woman dead at West Bank protest, officials say
Ramallah, West Bank Reuters Israeli troops shot and killed a Turkish-American woman who had been taking part in a protest against settlement expansion in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, Palestinian and Turkish officials said. The White House said it was deeply disturbed by the death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi and called on Israel to […]
One part of Cyprus mourns, the other rejoices 50 years after split
Nicosia, Cyprus Reuters Greek Cypriots mourned and Turkish Cypriots rejoiced on Saturday, the 50th anniversary of Turkey’s invasion of part of the island after a brief Greek inspired coup, with the chances of reconciliation as elusive as ever. The ethnically split island is a persistent source of tension between Greece and Turkey, which are both […]
Turkey closes Syria border after violence flares in both countries
Amman. Jordan/Istanbul, Turkey Reuters Turkey closed its main border crossings into north-west Syria on Tuesday after Turkish troops came under fire from Syrians angered by violence against their compatriots in Turkey, a Syrian opposition source and residents said. In Turkey, police detained 474 people involved in attacks targeting the Syrian community across the country overnight, […]
Imamoglu, the Turkish mayor following in Erdogan’s footsteps
Istanbul, Turkey Reuters Newly re-elected Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has emerged as the main challenger to Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s reign. But in some ways, he is following in the footsteps of the Turkish leader who ran the city in the 1990s. Aside from having led the country’s biggest city, both have family roots in […]