Turkey News

• Turkey election appears headed for runoff as Erdogan’s support dips

  With 99.4% of the domestic votes and 84% of the overseas votes counted, Erdogan had 49.4% of the votes, with his main rival, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.

  World

  May 15, 2023
  
• Turkey earthquake: More than 600 people investigated in relation to collapsed buildings

  The aftermath of the 7.8-magnitude quake on Feb. 6 has seen Turks question the structural integrity of many of the 173,000 buildings that collapsed or were seriously damaged.

  World

  Feb 25, 2023
  
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• Turkey and Syria rocked by another earthquake, killing at least 3 and injuring hundreds

  A new 6.4 magnitude earthquake on Monday struck parts of Turkey and Syria that were laid waste two weeks ago by a massive quake that killed around 45,000 people.

  World

  Feb 20, 2023
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• Turkey earthquake: Death toll crosses 46K as rescue efforts continue

  Twelve days after the quake hit, workers from Kyrgyzstan tried to save a Syrian family of five from the rubble of a building in Antakya city in southern Turkey.

  World

  Feb 18, 2023
• A Canadian is among the victims of the Turkey earthquake, officials confirm

  The death toll of the catastrophic earthquake in Turkey has passed 35,000 in the days since the quake shook the region, including Syria.

  Canada

  Feb 14, 2023
• Turkey earthquake: Rescuers continue to pull survivors on day 8

  Efforts to help survivors and count the dead and injured in Syria were marred by the continued divisions from 12 years of civil war.

  World

  Feb 14, 2023
• Death toll in Turkey, Syria passes 35,000 a week after massive earthquake

  Reports of rescues were coming less often as the time since the quake reaches the limits of the human body's ability to survive without water, especially in freezing temperatures.

  World

  Feb 13, 2023
• Turkey earthquake: Six relatives rescued as death toll exceeds 20,000

  Rescuers pulled several people alive from the shattered remnants of buildings on Friday, some who survived more than 100 hours trapped under crushed concrete in the bitter cold.

  World

  Feb 10, 2023
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• ‘Nothing left’: Why a Canadian woman is pleading for help after Turkey’s earthquake

  A Toronto woman is concerned about her relatives in Turkey who survived the deadly earthquake but are struggling to stay warm and get help.

  Canada

  Feb 9, 2023
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• Turkey earthquake: Canada sending assessment team to weigh in on additional support

  A senior government official says a Canadian military assessment team is on its way to Turkey in the wake of a devastating earthquake that's killed thousands.

  Canada

  Feb 8, 2023