Jul 02 2020
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey Bride-to-be Merve Kacar adjusted her gown, placed a crown on her head and added the finishing touch of a lace-trimmed white face mask as she prepared for her wedding in southeast Turkey after a three-month delay.
May 29 2020
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey Turkey resumed mass prayers at a limited number of mosques on Friday after a break of more than two months, as Ankara eased restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus outbreak.
Jan 26 2020
ELAZIG, Turkey A woman and her young child were pulled out alive from under a collapsed building before Turkey began winding down its rescue operation on Sunday following an earthquake that killed at least 38 people.
Jan 26 2020
ELAZIG, Turkey, Jan 26 Rescue teams working
through the night in sub-zero temperatures pulled 45 people from
collapsed buildings, Turkey's disaster authority said on Sunday,
as the death toll from a powerful earthquake in the country's
east rose to 31.
Jan 25 2020
ELAZIG, Turkey Rescuers searched on Saturday for survivors trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Turkey late on Friday, killing 29 people and injuring more than 1,400. | Video
Jan 25 2020
ELAZIG, Turkey A powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 18 people and collapsing buildings in affected towns near the center of the tremor, which was strong enough to be felt in several neighboring countries.
Jan 25 2020
ELAZIG, Turkey, Jan 25 A powerful earthquake
struck eastern Turkey late on Friday, killing at least 20 people
and collapsing buildings in towns near the centre of the tremor,
which was strong enough to be felt in several neighbouring
countries.
Aug 20 2019
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey Riot police fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse protesters demonstrating in southeast Turkey on Tuesday against the ousting of three Kurdish mayors five months after they were elected.
Aug 20 2019
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey Turkey on Monday replaced Kurdish mayors with state officials in three cities and detained more than 400 people for suspected militant links, the Interior Ministry said, a move likely to fuel tensions in the mainly Kurdish southeast. | Video