Turkey

Deputy president of the opposition CHP youth branch is in Istanbul – Asya Bozali. And Ataberk Tuna, who is a member of the foreign affairs commission for CHP youth.

We’re joined by Harun Armagan, a member of President Erdogan’s AK Party who sits on their central decision making board.

It’s being called a referendum on Turkey’s future.

We spoke to Harun Armagan, who is from President Erdogan’s ruling AK party.

Turkey’s President Erdogan is headed for his – and his country’s – first presidential runoff vote.

The beaches of Antalya in southern Turkey have long been a favourite holiday spot for Russians but since their country invaded Ukraine it has now become home for tens of thousands.

The death toll from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria has now passed 46,000, although – incredibly – people are still being pulled alive from the rubble of collapsed buildings twelve days on. 

The WHO called it the “worst natural disaster” in 100 years in the region.

We speak to Dr Mufaddal Hamadeh – the former president of the Syrian American Medical Society who has been treating the injured in Idlib Central Hospital.

The frantic hunt for survivors in the devastating earthquake last week which has so far claimed 38,000 lives in Turkey and Syria is slowing to a trickle as the clamour for aid and equipment intensifies. 

More than 33,000 people are now known to have died after Monday’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria – and each hour rescue workers find yet more bodies in the rubble of destroyed towns. Remarkably, some people are still being found alive. Earlier today a ten year old girl was among survivors pulled out of collapsed…

The ancient city of Antakya lies almost entirely in ruins. Most of those who remain in the city are now waiting for the bodies of their loved ones to be unearthed from their homes.

More than 25,000 people are now confirmed to have died in Turkey and Syria, after the powerful earthquakes which struck the region on Monday. As rescue teams continue to search through destroyed buildings that number is expected to rise. Incredibly, some people are still being pulled out alive, after more than 130 hours trapped under…

It’s clear the aid operation in Turkey will continue for months to come.

We spoke to Ahmet Yildiz, an MP from President Erdogan’s AK Party, who arrived in devastated Antakya today.