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UN urges ‘immediate ceasefire’ in Syria to help quake aid

The United Nations rights chief called Friday for an immediate ceasefire in Syria to facilitate the delivery of aid to all victims of the...

Aid trickles in as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll passes 24,000

International aid was trickling into parts of Turkey and Syria on Saturday, where rescuers toiled to pull children from rubble in areas devastated by...

Greeks put politics aside to rush aid to Turkey

Aimilia Balta's mother fled Turkey after a vicious war with Greece a century ago, but it has not stopped the elderly Greek from donating...

Media coverage after the earthquake shows how unfree the Turkish press is

Turkish media coverage of search and rescue efforts following Monday's massive earthquake that killed more than 22,000 people in Turkey and Syria has highlighted...

Israel quake teams should work through sabbath: chief rabbi

Israel's Ashkenazi chief rabbi, David Lau, ruled Friday that emergency teams deployed to Turkey to help in the earthquake response should work through the...

Turkey detains contractor after building collapses in earthquake

Turkish police on Friday detained a contractor trying to flee the country after his building collapsed in Turkey's catastrophic earthquake, Agence France-Presse reported, citing...

Turkish singer’s charity AHBAP wins trust of millions with effective post-quake relief

Turkish rock singer and public figure Haluk Levent’s non-profit organization has won the support and trust of millions in Turkey and around the world...

[OPINION] The unbearable cost of authoritarianism

Ali Dinçer* The keyword is “efficiency.” Whether we are talking about a highly individualized one-man rule or a relatively institutional one-party state, the strongest selling...

[ANALYSIS] Major earthquake in Turkey has exposed dysfunction of AFAD and the military

Fatih Yurtsever* A 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey on Monday and was one of the strongest in a century has caused unprecedented damage in...

Earthquake disaster brings ‘serious difficulties’ for Turkish elections in May: report

The devastating scale of Monday's earthquake in southern Turkey poses "serious difficulties" for elections planned for mid-May, a Turkish official told Reuters on Thursday. This...

[UPDATE] Death toll tops 20,000 from Turkey-Syria earthquake as hopes fade

The death toll from the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria kept on climbing Thursday, topping 20,000 as the first UN aid reached Syrian...

Turkish father’s pain symbolizes quake tragedy

It was a moment encapsulating the unspeakable pain of the Turkish earthquake: a father holding his 15-year-old's hand, the only thing visible after her...

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