# Turkey

Last year

2022

# standstill

Istanbul airport shuts as rare snowstorm blankets parts of southeast Europe

The airport said this evening that service would not resume before 4am (1am Irish time).

22.4k

Jan 24th 2022, 9:31 PM

All time

# Avian Influenza

Cases of bird flu detected among turkey flock in Co Monaghan

The highly pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 has already been confirmed in birds across the island this year.

26.8k

Nov 20th 2021, 4:05 PM

# Belarus

Belarus airline bans Iraqis, Syrians, Yemenis from incoming Turkey flights

The EU believes it is “seeing progress” on the migrant crisis along the border between Belarus and Poland.

20.1k

Updated

Nov 12th 2021, 2:26 PM

# F1

Lewis Hamilton left furious in Turkey after surrendering lead to Max Verstappen

Valtteri Bottas took the chequered flag at a damp Istanbul Park ahead of Verstappen, Sergio Perez, Charles Leclerc and Hamilton.

11.8k

Oct 10th 2021, 3:12 PM

# Brexit

British Christmas meats ‘under threat amid shortage of butchers’

Priti Patel, the British Home Secretary, is said to be opposed to recruiting personnel from outside the UK to fill the workers gap.

37.3k

Oct 1st 2021, 7:46 AM

# Erdogan

Turkey warns EU to stick to past migrant deals amid fears of Afghan refugee wave

European leaders have expressed fears of a repeat of the 2015 migrant crisis.

12.9k

Aug 20th 2021, 10:33 PM

# fighting fire

EU sends help to Turkey as wildfire death toll rises to eight

Residents and tourists had to be evacuated as the holiday resorts of Antalya and Mugla were threatened by the blazes.

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Updated

Aug 2nd 2021, 6:57 PM

# Wildfires

Fires rage across southern Europe, forcing hundreds to evacuate

This year’s fire season has been significantly more destructive than previously, according to EU data.

27.8k

Aug 1st 2021, 4:17 PM

# Turkey

Turkey evacuates panicked tourists by boat from wildfires

Fires across Turkey since Wednesday have burned down forests, encroaching on villages and tourist destinations.

25.6k

Jul 31st 2021, 4:20 PM

# Refugees

EU to give Turkey €3 billion to help Syrian refugees inside its borders

The EU will hand over the funds to help the Turks look after the influx of people fleeing the Syrian conflict.

8.1k

Jun 25th 2021, 1:29 PM

# Another Step Forward

Ramsey and Roberts on target as Wales close in on last-16 spot at Euros

Wales registered a 2-0 win over Turkey who have now lost both of their Group A matches without scoring.

16.9k

Jun 16th 2021, 7:07 PM

Voices

A Syrian refugee in Turkey: 'I sometimes regret that I was born'

GOAL’s Yusuf Nural tells the stories of Syrian Refugees in Turkey ahead of the release of a moving new documentary and photo exhibition.

16.1k

Updated

Jun 16th 2021, 9:09 AM

# Late Drama

Besiktas win thrilling Turkish title race on goal difference

They edged out rivals Galatasaray by one goal in the narrowest of title triumphs.

9.0k

May 15th 2021, 10:40 PM

# travel restrictions

Uefa in talks to move Champions League final to England after Turkey added to UK red list

The game between Manchester City and Chelsea was due to be hosted by the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on 29 May.

3.8k

May 7th 2021, 5:54 PM

# Change of Plans

Canada 2021 Grand Prix cancelled, race moved to Turkey

It follows China in becoming the second race to be axed from F1’s original calendar.

3.9k

Apr 28th 2021, 5:19 PM

# sofagate

'I felt alone as a woman': von der Leyen says Turkey chair controversy wouldn't have happened to a man

The commission president was denied a chair at top-level talks in Ankara this month.

35.1k

Apr 27th 2021, 7:27 AM

# Dutch Defeat

Netherlands stunned by Turkey and France held by Ukraine as World Cup qualifiers start

Turkey led 3-0 shortly after half-time before eventually winning 4-2.

11.0k

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Mar 24th 2021, 10:29 PM

# Women's Rights

Turkey criticised for pulling out of landmark treaty protecting women

The convention requires governments to adopt legislation prosecuting domestic violence and similar abuse.

23.6k

Mar 20th 2021, 2:45 PM

# monolith

Mystery metal monolith vanishes from ancient Turkish site

The three-metre-high metal slab bearing an ancient Turkic script, was only found by a farmer on Friday.

27.9k

Feb 9th 2021, 7:20 PM

# off the wage bill

Arsenal outcast Ozil close to joining Fenerbahce on three-and-a-half year deal - reports

The German attacker is being strongly linked with a move to Turkey this month.

7.6k

Jan 6th 2021, 11:31 AM

# gobble gobble

How to cook a decent, stress-free turkey - without the food poisoning

Let’s try to take some of the stress out of it.

30.9k

Dec 23rd 2020, 8:00 PM

# Izmir

Rescuers in Turkey pull girl alive from rubble four days after quake

More than 100 people died in the temblor.

18.6k

Updated

Nov 3rd 2020, 10:00 AM

# aegean quake

Turkey death toll from powerful earthquake rises to 100

Two teenagers on their way home from school were also killed in Greece.

10.6k

Nov 3rd 2020, 7:28 AM

# Earthquake

At least 38 dead and over 800 injured following strong earthquake off Turkish coast

The quake toppled buildings in Izmir, Turkey’s third largest city.

31.0k

Updated

Oct 31st 2020, 5:45 PM

# Izmir

At least 14 dead as strong earthquake hits Turkey and Greece

On Samos, two teenagers died after being struck by a wall that collapsed.

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Updated

Oct 30th 2020, 8:05 PM

# Election

Anger as Turkish army reopens Cyprus resort that has turned into ghost town

The move threatened to further inflame tensions in the eastern Mediterranean, where Turkey has been engaged in bitter maritime disputes with Greece and Cyprus.

40.7k

Oct 9th 2020, 8:35 AM

# Armenia

'The people who are dying were born in 2002, 2003, why are they at war?'

Irish-Armenians are calling for the international community to intervene as deadly fighting continues in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.

46.1k

Oct 3rd 2020, 8:00 PM

# Istanbul

Pope 'deeply pained' over decision to turn Hagia Sophia museum into mosque

Turkish president Erdogan formally converted the museum back into a mosque on Friday.

34.9k

Jul 12th 2020, 7:00 PM

# Turkey

'Dismay' from worldwide church group over decision to turn Hagia Sophia back into mosque

Turkish president Erdogan yesterday formally converted the museum back into a mosque

27.4k

Jul 11th 2020, 6:51 PM

# Turkey

Murder trial of journalist Jamal Khashoggi begins in Turkey with Saudi suspects absent

Turkish prosecutors claim Saudi deputy intelligence chief and the royal court’s media czar led the operation.

8.3k

Jul 3rd 2020, 3:56 PM

# Hendek

41 people injured in explosion at fireworks factory in Turkey

Up to 200 people were inside the factory but most escaped unharmed.

7.8k

Jul 3rd 2020, 3:08 PM

# border problems

Explainer: What’s going on between Turkey and Greece and the EU?

Talks on the migrant crisis are being held today – here’s the background to the situation.

16.5k

Mar 9th 2020, 3:59 PM

# Border

TDs say treatment of people at Greek border 'brings shame to the EU'

Turkey has claimed Greece is using live rounds against people at the border, saying three have been killed.

38.6k

Updated

Mar 5th 2020, 4:40 PM

# syria civil war

Thousands of migrants are searching for ways to cross the Greece-Turkey border

Greek authorities said they thwarted an attempt by about 1,000 people overnight to cross the border.

12.8k

Mar 3rd 2020, 1:00 PM

# open borders

Refugees gather at borders as fighting between Syria and Turkey escalates

Turkey’s decision to ease border restrictions came amid a Russia-backed Syrian government offensive into a Syrian province.

24.7k

Mar 2nd 2020, 9:29 AM

# Idlib

At least 13,000 migrants and refugees gather at Greek border as fighting escalates in Syria

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan opened his country’s borders with Europe.

12.8k

Mar 1st 2020, 12:00 PM

# Idlib

UN warns 'major international confrontation' possible after 33 Turkish troops killed in Syria

The soldiers were killed in the province of Idlib by a Syrian air strike last night.

19.0k

Feb 28th 2020, 9:32 PM

# Turkey

Earthquake kills at least eight people in Turkey

At least 21 people have been injured.

13.2k

Feb 23rd 2020, 11:45 AM

# Turkey

Three people killed and dozens injured after plane skids off runway in Istanbul

Bad weather and high winds were reported in the area as the plane came in to land.

13.1k

Feb 6th 2020, 7:45 AM

# Rescue Mission

33 rescue workers killed and dozens injured amid second Turkey avalanche

A huge team of rescue workers had been sent to find people missing in an earlier avalanche.

12.5k

Feb 5th 2020, 8:40 PM