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Turkey quake: Voices call from under rubble as rescuers race to help
Right across the regions affected by the quake, there has been growing anger with the lack of aid as rescue teams struggle to cope with the sheer scale of the destruction.
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Turkey earthquake: Race to rescue thousands from under the rubble
More than seven thousand people are confirmed to have died across Syria and Turkey.
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Devastating aftermath of deadly earthquakes being felt across Turkey
Our reporter Emily Wither is in Adana, a city in southern Turkey that’s around 150 miles from the first quake’s epicentre.
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Earthquake victims in Turkey need shelter, blankets and food says Red Crescent Turkey
The Foreign Office has pledged to help Turkey with the deployment tonight of search and rescue specialists, equipment and an Emergency Medical Team.
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Turkey coal mine explosion kills at least 41
Officials say 41 people have been killed after an explosion at a coal mine in northern Turkey.
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NGO calls for ‘full investigation’ into Syrians stranded on Greece Turkey border islet
Over the past few days this programme has reported on a group of 39 Syrians stranded on a small islet in the Evros river which forms the border between Greece and Turkey. Both the Greek and Turkish authorities have claimed the group is not on their territory and could not be rescued. Tonight we received…
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Turkey negotiations unlikely to resolve Russian invasion, says former Ukrainian defence minister
We’re joined by former Ukrainian defence minister Andriy Zagorodnyuk.
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Refugees will ‘find their way’ despite Turkey’s efforts to close border say Chatham House
We were joined by Fadi Hakura – who runs the Turkey Project at the foreign affairs think tank, Chatham House.
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Thousands evacuated from worst wildfires in Turkey’s history
Triggered by soaring temperatures, the wildfires afflicting Turkey are the worst in the country’s history.
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At least six killed in Turkey as wildfires sweep Europe
At least six people have been killed in wildfires which have swept along the Aegean coast in southern Turkey over the last four days.
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Uighurs in Turkey demonstrate against China, amid concerns over countries deepening ties
Turkey has chosen the Chinese vaccine – rather than western alternatives – as its main weapon against Covid. Yet the Turks are also hosting tens of thousands of exiled Uighurs – and both issues were discussed when China’s foreign minister visited Turkey today. China denies using vaccine deliveries as political leverage, but many Uighurs are…
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China, Russia and Turkey yet to congratulate Joe Biden on election win
As congratulations to Joe Biden flooded in from around the world, there were exceptions – Russia, China and Turkey are yet to recognise the election result. From rejoining the Iran nuclear deal to dealing with nuclear-armed North Korea, the president-elect has his work cut out.
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Rescuers search for survivors after powerful earthquake hits Turkey and Greece
Rescue teams are working through the night searching for survivors after a powerful earthquake hit Turkey and Greece, killing at least 14 people.
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‘We are not pursuing any kind of imperialistic aims, we are protecting our rights’ – Turkey’s defence minister on dispute with Greece
Turkey’s Defence minister has accused the French President of “trying to take on the role of Napoleon” during the crisis pitting Greece and Turkey against each other in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Greece and Turkey accuse each other of breaking the international law of the sea
Fossil fuels might be going out of fashion, but a dispute over the right to drill for natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean has provoked fears that two NATO allies could come to blows.