Transportation February 5, 2020 Turkish jet skids off runway, breaks into pieces; 3 dead, at least 179 injured A plane landing in Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen Airport in Turkey on Wednesday skidded off the runway, crashing into a field and breaking into pieces, injuring at least 52 people. Passengers were evacuated from the cracks in the plane's debris.
Avalanche February 5, 2020 Avalanche in Turkey slams into team of rescue workers, at least 17 killed in twin disasters At least 12 rescue workers were killed and 15 others are believed to be trapped in snow after an avalanche struck the group in Turkey on Wednesday as they were attempting to find two people missing in an earlier avalanche.Â
ISIS February 4, 2020 ISIS not weakened by Baghdadi's death, took advantage of Turkey's Syria invasion, Defense Intelligence Agency says The Islamic State (ISIS) increased its number of attacks by nearly 20 percent following Turkey's invasion of northern Syria last year after President Trump withdrew American troops from the area, intelligence officials said, while also saying the death of ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi had no immediate impact on the terror group.Â
Turkey January 27, 2020 At least 38 killed in Turkey earthquake, officials say Rescue crews in Turkey worked through Sunday to pull more survivors from collapsed buildings in the country’s east where a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Friday, claiming at least 38 lives.
Turkey January 25, 2020 Turkey earthquake death toll rises to 22, more than 1000 injured The death toll from a strong earthquake that rocked eastern Turkey climbed to 22 Saturday, with more than 1,000 people injured, officials said.
UNITED NATIONS January 16, 2020 Nearly 1 in 4 countries saw jump in protests, civil unrest in 2019, study finds A new report published Thursday claims that nearly one in four countries around the world saw jumps in protests and civil unrest in 2019.
Airlines January 7, 2020 Pegasus Airlines flight skids off runway in Istanbul, temporarily shuts down airport None of the 164 passengers were injured, the airline said.
Turkey December 31, 2019 Turkey rounds up at least 124 suspected of links to ISIS ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations Over 100 people suspected of links to the Islamic State terror group were rounded up in raids across Turkey on Monday in an apparent attempt to prevent any attacks on New Year's Eve.
Turkey December 26, 2019 Turkey's Wikipedia ban ruled unconstitutional by high court Turkey's high court on Thursday said the government's two-year Wikipedia ban violates freedom of expression in a ruling that could pave the way for access to the online encyclopedia to be restored.
Media December 23, 2019 Washington Post publisher rips Saudi trial in Khashoggi case as a 'sham' The publisher of The Washington Post ripped the announcement made by Saudi Arabian officials Monday that they had sentenced five men to death for killing Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, calling it "a sham trial."
Turkey December 16, 2019 White Helmets rescue group founder died from fall in Istanbul, investigators say James Le Mesurier, the former British soldier who founded the White Helmets volunteer rescue group, died from a fall, Turkish forensic experts said.Â