# Turkey

This week

28th May 2023 - 31st May 2023

# Turkey

Erdogan appeals for Turkey to 'come together in unity and solidarity' after being re-elected

Russian President Vladimir Putin was one of the first leaders to congratulate Erdogan.

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Mon 9:20 PM

# Turkey

Turkey's Erdogan to extend two-decade rule after victory in run-off election

The election was widely seen as the country’s most consequential in its 100-year history as a post-Ottoman republic.

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Mon 8:19 AM

# Elections

Erdogan declares victory in Turkey's historic run-off election

Erdogan had entered the day as the firm favourite to extend two decades of his rule.

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Sun 7:16 PM

Last month

May 2023

# Black sea

Russia agrees two-month extension to deal allowing Ukrainian grain to be exported

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the two sides had agreed to extend the deal.

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May 17th 2023, 8:57 PM

# Turkiye

Turkish presidential election heading toward run-off as Erdogan falls short

Erdogan said he could still win but would respect the nation’s decision if the race went to a run-off vote in two weeks.

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May 15th 2023, 1:04 PM

# turkish election

'We want peace': Divided Turks vote in pivotal election

The polls have now closed and votes are being voted in Turkey’s pivotal election.

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May 14th 2023, 3:57 PM

# Turkey election

'We all missed democracy': Rival candidates cast their votes in Turkey's knife-edge election

The election could see President Erdogan’s 21 year grip on power come to an end.

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Updated

May 14th 2023, 12:11 PM

# Election

Campaigning in Turkey’s pivotal elections ends before tomorrow's vote

Turksih President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dismissed speculation that he would not cede power if he lost, calling the question ‘very ridiculous’.

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May 13th 2023, 7:17 PM

This year

2023

# Turkey

Moscow threatens to abandon Ukraine grain deal if global block on Russian exports continues

Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, is in Turkey to meet his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

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Apr 7th 2023, 1:55 PM

# Defence

Turkey becomes final Nato country to ratify Finland joining alliance

Finland – and Sweden – had been blocked from the alliance by Turkey and Hungary.

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Mar 30th 2023, 11:02 PM

# NATO

Finland on track to join NATO after Turkey and Hungary back accession

Finland and Sweden need all 30 NATO members to approve their accession, which Turkey and Hungary have refused to do until now.

10.5k

Mar 18th 2023, 7:25 AM

# Botulism

People who visited Turkey recently for botox stomach injections urged to seek medical advice

The advice relates to individuals who travelled to Istanbul and Izmir for the treatment between 22 February and 1 March.

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Mar 14th 2023, 3:45 PM

# Alliance

Finland may join Nato without Sweden over Turkey's opposition

The Turkish foreign minister said Turkey has fewer problems with Finland joining than Sweden.

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Mar 14th 2023, 1:47 PM

# Erdogan

Turkish president moves forward election as he tries to hold onto power in wake of earthquake

The elections could be the nation’s most significant vote in decades.

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Mar 10th 2023, 1:56 PM

# Death Toll

More than 50,000 people killed in Turkey-Syria earthquake, revised toll shows

A total of 5,951 people were killed across Syria, while Turkey recorded 44,374 deaths.

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Feb 28th 2023, 4:23 PM

# Erdogan

Turkey says preliminary work has started to build homes in two earthquake-hit towns

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who faces elections in either May or June, has promised to reconstruct homes within the year.

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Feb 24th 2023, 5:50 PM

# Tragedy

Death toll from Turkey and Syria earthquake passes 47,000

At least 164,000 buildings have either collapsed or are so damaged that they need to be demolished.

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Feb 23rd 2023, 12:27 PM

# Defne

New 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Turkey leaves three dead and scores injured

Officials said more buildings collapsed, trapping occupants, and many people were injured in Turkey and Syria.

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Feb 21st 2023, 7:14 AM

# Tragedy

Turkey winds down earthquake rescue as death-toll remains at 44,000

The number of people being found alive under the rubble has dropped to only a handful in recent days.

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Updated

Feb 19th 2023, 5:05 PM

Voices

Eyewitness: One man had seen the bodies of his wife, kids and parents brought out of the rubble

There was also a huge shortage of coffins and body bags, writes midwife Aisha Harbalieh from Azaz in northern Syria.

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Feb 18th 2023, 7:00 AM

# Earthquake

Five Syrian children and parents die in house fire after surviving last week's earthquake

Elsewhere, Turkish rescuers have pulled a 14-year-old boy and two men nearly 11 days after the huge earthquake.

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Feb 17th 2023, 11:36 AM

# Earthquake

Key updates: Aid convoy passes into rebel-held Syria opens as quake death toll now above 40,000

Hundreds of thousands of survivors have been left homeless.

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Updated

Feb 15th 2023, 7:30 AM

# Turkey

Woman who survived over a week under rubble fights for life in makeshift field hospital

It seemed hopeless until suddenly, one medic shouted: “I can hear her pulse!”

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Feb 14th 2023, 3:18 PM

# Earthquake

Death toll from Turkey-Syria quake rises above 35,000 as Ireland gives extra €8 million in aid

Turkish media have reported a handful of people were still being pulled from the rubble.

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Updated

Feb 13th 2023, 10:39 PM

# Adiyaman

Four-year-old girl rescued from rubble in eastern Turkey week after devastating earthquake

Footage shows the girl being attached to a stretcher and carried away by rescue workers.

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Feb 13th 2023, 6:05 PM

# Rescue Effort

Erdogan admits earthquake rescue effort not as quick as hoped as death toll nears 24,000

Officials and medics said 20,213 people had died in Turkey and 3,553 in Syria.

Chances of finding more survivors have dimmed since the passing of the three-day mark

Experts fear the death toll will continue to rise sharply

Turkish media have reported rescues of young children

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Feb 10th 2023, 9:54 PM

# Aleppo

Irish priest in quake-hit Syria describes region as 'the deepest level of hell'

‘If we were in hell before the earthquake, we’re now in the deepest levels of hell’, said Fr Tony O’Riordan.

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Feb 10th 2023, 3:24 PM

# Aid

GOAL says 27 of its employees died in earthquake in Turkey and Syria

A number of other staff members are still unaccounted for.

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Feb 10th 2023, 2:26 PM

# Turkey

Search and rescue dogs from Co Down prepare for deployment in Turkey to help in disaster zone

Ryan Gray, of the K9 Search and Rescue charity, said they have been preparing since hearing news of the earthquakes on Monday.

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Feb 9th 2023, 11:19 AM

# Rescue Effort

Erdogan admits 'shortcomings' as Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll tops 12,000

The World Health Organization has warned that up to 23 million people could be affected by the earthquake.

The World Health Organization has warned that up to 23 million people could be affected by the earthquake

The death toll is expected to continue to rise

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has acknowledged "shortcomings" in his government's response to the earthquake

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Feb 8th 2023, 9:05 PM

# Earthquake

Irish aid organisations seek support for emergency earthquake response in Turkey and Syria

The death toll from the quake has above 11,700 this afternoon.

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Updated

Feb 8th 2023, 7:27 PM

# Worry

Confusion over former Newcastle midfielder Atsu's safety after Turkey earthquake

The coach of Turkish club Hatayspor said on Wednesday the Ghana midfielder is yet to be found.

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Feb 8th 2023, 4:31 PM

# Syria

Newborn baby in Syria rescued after mother gives birth while buried in earthquake debris

The girl was found under rubble with her umbilical cord still connected to her mother.

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Feb 8th 2023, 11:44 AM

# anne o'rorke

Irish woman in Turkey in race to get supplies to earthquake victims in rebel-held Syrian region

Anne O’Rorke runs a non-profit working with Syrian refugees, and is trying to get medical supplies to Idlib.

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Feb 8th 2023, 8:52 AM

# Rescue Effort

Earthquake death toll passes 7,300 as countries pledge support for Turkey and Syria

Rescuers are racing frantically to find more survivors but their efforts are being impeded by low temperatures and some 200 aftershocks.

Rescuers are racing frantically to find more survivors but their efforts are being impeded by low temperatures and some 200 aftershocks

The earthquake struck early yesterday, bringing down thousands of buildings

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared a three-month state of emergency in 10 affected provinces

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Feb 7th 2023, 7:50 PM

# Earthquake

Rescue efforts continuing in Turkey and Syria following large earthquakes as death toll rises

Ireland, the US, the EU and Russia have all sent condolences and offers of help.

The first quake was centred about 96km from the Syrian border outside the city of Gaziantep.

Ireland, the United States, the European Union and Russia have all sent condolences and offers of help.

The Embassy of Ireland in Turkey has said Irish citizens who are in the affected area and need urgent consular assistance can make contact.

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Updated

Feb 6th 2023, 8:05 PM

# Relief Efforts

Tánaiste announces €2 million in emergency aid for Turkey and Syria following earthquakes

Countries around the world have rushed to dispatch aid, personnel and equipment to help rescue efforts in the regions.

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Feb 6th 2023, 6:12 PM

# NATO

Turkey's Erdogan warns Sweden on Nato membership after Koran burning

Turkey is one of only two Nato members not to have ratified Sweden and Finland’s plan to join the western alliance in to the Ukraine war.

21.2k

Jan 24th 2023, 7:14 AM

Last year

2022

# Courts

Doctor who claims Turkey is using chemical weapons remains in jail

A militia claimed 17 of its fighters had died in Turkish chemical weapons attacks in northern Iraq.

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Dec 29th 2022, 3:21 PM

# duzce

At least 50 people injured after magnitude-6.1 quake in Turkey

The shallow tremor struck in the early hours about 170 kilometres east of Istanbul.

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Nov 23rd 2022, 8:32 AM