Floods caused by torrential rains have hit two provinces that were devastated by last month’s earthquake, killing at least 13 people and increasing the misery of thousands who were left homeless, officials said. Turkish media said the floods killed 11 people in Sanliurfa, about 30 miles (50 kilometres) north of the Syrian border. Two people also died in nearby Adiyaman, including a one-year-old, the reports said. A number of other people were reported missing as well in Wednesday’s floods. Al Jazeera’s Fintan Monaghan reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Turkiye […]
People have been pulled injured from under the rubble after a seriously weakened six-story building collapsed on Sunday in Turkey’s southeastern city of Sanliurfa. The structure was damaged during last month’s earthquakes and had been evacuated. Emergency services are on the scene. Al Jazeera’s Teressa Bo reports from Snliurfa, Turkey. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Turkiye #Turkey #TurkeyEarthquake #TurkiyeEarthquake #Sanliurfa #PrayForTurkey
Hatay province is one of the areas in the earthquake zone that has been hardest-hit. It is estimated that as much as 70% of the buildings in Antakya may be destroyed. The rush is on to evacuate people and provide shelter to as many as possible. Al Jazeera’s Natasha Ghoneim reports from Antakya, Turkiye. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Turkiye #Turkey #TurkeyEarthquake #TurkiyeEarthquake #Hatay #PrayForTurkey #Antakya
Hope of finding survivors is quickly fading as stretched rescue teams in Turkey and Syria search for signs of life in the debris of thousands of buildings toppled by the world’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade. The extent of the devastation was breathtaking, with rows of apartment blocks reduced to twisted metal, rubble and dust in many communities. Rescuers formed human chains as they tried to dig through collapsed buildings, urging quiet every so often in the hopes of hearing stifled pleas for help. Al Jazeera’s Stefanie Dekker begins reports from Gaziantep, on the Turkish border with Syria. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish […]
Millions of children caught in the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which was followed by a second magnitude 7.6 earthquake hours later and more than 100 aftershocks. Exhausted rescuers got a boost when they pulled a four year old boy from a collapsed building in Saliurfa. People are asking why some buildings that were supposed to be quake-proof did not withstand the tremors. Bernard Smith reports from Sanliurfa in southeaster Turkey. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Turkiye #Turkey #TurkeyEarthquake #TurkiyeEarthquake #SyriaEarthquake #Earthquake #Malaytya #PrayForTurkey #Kahramanmaras #Sanliurfa #AFAD
Thousands of people across Turkey have joined aid efforts to help ease the plight of earthquake survivors. They set up collections of food and warm clothing and put out a call for volunteers to help with on-the-ground efforts. Al Jazeera’s Natasha Ghoneim visited a collection point in Istanbul, Turkey. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Turkiye #Turkey #TurkeyEarthquake #TurkiyeEarthquake #Syria #SyriaEarthquake #EastMediterranean #EastMediterraneanEarthquake #Earthquake #Malaytya #PrayForTurkey #PrayForSyria #Kahramanmaras
Funerals have been held in Istanbul for some of the victims of Sunday’s bombing. Turkish police have arrested 46 people. The explosion killed six people and injured dozens more. Relatives and Turkish officials are attending the ceremonies, as the city remains on high alert. Police have detained 47 individuals together with a Syrian girl suspected of planting the bomb. Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr reports from Istanbul. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #Turkey #Turkiye #istanbul #taksim #IstiklalStreet #IstanbulBlast #IstanbulExplosion
The Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is due to visit Turkey for the first time since the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Istanbul. Relations between the two countries, already frayed before the killing, were broken after the journalist’s assassination. Khashoggi’s killing at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul four years ago grabbed headlines worldwide, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan saying that the “highest levels” of the Saudi government ordered the killing. However, a recent thawing of ties between Turkey and some Gulf states, along with regional and financial challenges, have led Ankara and Riyadh to repair their relationship. Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar reports from Ankara, […]
An outbreak of algae in the sea of Marmara in Turkey is alarming scientists. The slime has grown so much that it is threatening wildlife, local businesses, and the environment. Al Jazeera’s Leah Harding reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #Turkey #SeaSnot #Marmara
0 Turkey has expressed its disapproval of the US’s reaction to the killing of 13 Turkish hostages in northern Iraq. Ankara says the PKK, an armed Kurdish group the United States, the EU and Turkey labels as “terrorist” carried out the killings. Washington said it condemned the act if it could be confirmed that the PKK was responsible. The two are NATO allies but Turkish President Recep Tayiyp Erdogan is angry over the US’s support of Kurdish fighters in neighbouring Syria. Al Jazeera’s Sinem Koseoglu reports from Istanbul, Turkey. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our […]
