The accord with Russia and Ukraine was struck by the United Nations and Turkey in July — and was renewed for another 120 days in November — to deal with a global food crisis that could lead to Russia’s February 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine. And it was partly fuel. Black Sea blockade. Russia had…
Erdogan, in power for two decades, faces elections within four months. Even before the earthquake, opinion polls showed he was under pressure from a cost-of-living crisis, which could worsen as the disaster disrupted agricultural production. Soylu said 313,000 tents have been set up in the earthquake zone, along with 100,000 container houses. Turkey’s death toll…
Volunteers struggling to find at least one survivor in Turkey’s quake-hit city of Antakya said on Saturday that devastation and sanitation problems were adding to their difficult task. One resident, who was searching for a companion buried in a collapsed building, said he had seen looting in the first days before leaving the city after…
Governments and international organizations around the world have offered support after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck central Turkey and northwest Syria. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said early Monday that 45 countries had offered to help with search and rescue efforts. Below is a list of some of those declarations of support: United States of america…
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that Sweden should not expect Turkey’s support for its NATO membership after a protest including the burning of a copy of the Quran near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm over the weekend. Protests in Stockholm on Saturday against Turkey and against Sweden’s bid to join the North Atlantic Treaty…