Snapshot: Trabzon, Turkey
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Syria allows UN to keep delivering aid from Turkey
Washington DC, US Reuters Syria has extended permission for the United Nations to deliver aid to opposition-held areas in the north-west of the country via two Turkish border crossings for another three months, said Syria’s UN envoy. Humanitarian aid is prepared to be delivered to Syria, in the town of Ramtha, Jordan, on 2nd July, […]
Lifestory: A boy’s arduous steps on prosthetic legs after Turkey’s earthquake
CLODAGH KILCOYNE, of Reuters, reports on Mehmet Koc’s long and painful road to recovery after Turkey’s devastating earthquake…
Christians in Turkey pray for return to the ruins of ancient Antioch
Antakya, Turkey Reuters The Antioch Greek Orthodox Church brought Christians together in Turkey’s Antakya for centuries until last year, when an earthquake killed dozens of them and sent hundreds more fleeing. Though it now lies in ruins, many pray it will again bring them back. “Our churches are levelled and our bell towers are silent,” […]
Essay: Turkey earthquakes one year on – the devastation has exposed deep societal scars and women are bearing the brunt
In an article first published on The Conversation, UFUK GUNES BEBEK, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Birmingham in the UK, looks at how Turkey’s south-eastern region has fared a year after a devastating earthquake…
Anger at Turkish Government spills over at earthquake anniversary vigil
Hatay, Turkey Reuters More than 10,000 people gathered early on Tuesday to hold a vigil for the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquakes that hit south-eastern Turkey, as some protested what they called government negligence in the aftermath. The magnitude 7.8 tremor, the deadliest disaster in Turkey’s modern history, levelled towns and parts of cities […]
One year on: Turkey earthquake survivors struggle to rebuild their lives
BURCU KARAKAS and CEYDA CAGLAYAN, of Reuters, report from Hatay in Turkey…
Turkey completes new homes in area hit by devastating earthquake
Ankara, Turkey Reuters Turkey on Saturday handed over keys to newly-completed homes to some of those left homeless after last year’s devastating earthquake, one year after the country’s deadliest disaster in its modern history. Powerful quakes on 6th February, 2023 in southern Turkey killed more than 50,000 people in 11 provinces and left millions homeless. […]
“United in sorrow”: Terror attack strikes Istanbul Catholic church known for its welcome
DAVID I KLEIN, of Religion News Service, reports from Turkey… Istanbul, Turkey RNS Gunshots rang out during Mass in Istanbul’s Santa Maria Italian Catholic Church on Sunday, as two gunmen assaulted the building, killing one in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group, also known as IS. According to church leaders, the victim, 52-year-old […]
Turkish authorities capture gunmen who killed one person in Istanbul church
Ankara, Turkey Reuters Turkish authorities have captured two gunmen who shot one person dead on Sunday during a service at a church in Istanbul and who are believed to be tied to Islamic State, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said. Yerlikaya had earlier said that the attack, which Ankara condemned, took place around 0840 GMT at […]