Analysis: PKK recalibrates from armed struggle to politics in Turkiye | PKK News
“We voluntarily destroy our weapons … as a step of goodwill and determination,” said senior Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Bese Hozat, speaking in front…
Video: Hundreds of firefighters fight 2nd-day blaze in northwestern Turkiye
Firefighter teams in trucks, helicopters and planes in northwestern Turkiye battled growing wildfires for a second day. Source link
A hidden delight on Turkey’s Turquoise Coast: my cabin stay amid olive trees and mountains | Turkey holidays
Aged seven or eight, planting onions on his father’s land above Kabak Bay, Fatih Canözü saw his first foreigner. Before the road came in 1980,…
Syria signs $800m Tartous port deal with UAE firm DP World | Business and Economy News
‘Syria possesses valuable assets,’ says DP World’s CEO, highlighting the country’s economic potential.Syria has finalised an $800m agreement with Dubai-based DP World to redevelop its…
PKK disarmament opens ‘new page in history’ for Turkiye, Erdogan says | PKK News
After announcing they would disarm, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) destroyed their weapons in northern Iraq.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the country has…
PKK fighters cast weapons into fire to mark start of disarmament
PKK fighters gathered in northern Iraq to symbolically cast their weapons into a fire, marking the start of disarmament. Source link
Why has the PKK ended its armed struggle? | PKK News
Members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party lay down their arms after decades of war with Turkiye.It’s one of the longest-running conflicts in the Middle East…
First group of Kurdish PKK members burns weapons as a symbol of peace with Turkey
Supporters of The Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) hold pictures of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan, and shout slogans next to…
PKK begins disarmament process after 40 years of armed struggle in Turkiye | PKK News
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has begun the first steps towards disarmament, closing a chapter on a four-decade armed campaign against the Turkish state in…
‘Dawn paints the statues gold’: readers’ favourite places in Turkey | Turkey holidays
Sunrise with ancient gods in AnatoliaRising from the rugged heart of Anatolia, Mount Nemrut offers one of the world’s most surreal sunrise experiences. Here, colossal…
PKK’s jailed leader Ocalan says armed struggle against Turkiye over | Kurds News
Influential leader records message from prison, saying ‘care and sensitivity’ needed for peace process.Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has…
Methane gas inside northern Iraq cave kills 12 Turkish soldiers | Conflict News
Soldiers died from gas exposure during a mission to recover a Turkish soldier missing in the cave since 2022.Twelve Turkish soldiers have died after inhaling…
Wildfires erupt across Mediterranean as heatwave worsens | Climate Crisis News
Blazes break out in France, Greece, Turkiye and Syria, with several other nations on high alert amid warnings of scorching weather.Countries across the Mediterranean are…
Izmir, villages in Turkiye affected by wildfires now under control | Climate Crisis News
Three have died as blaze continues to rage in southern coastal area of Dortyol in Hatay province, which borders Syria.A forestry worker injured in a…
Wildfires force more evacuations in Turkiye and Greece
A week-long heatwave has helped to fuel wildfires in Turkiye and Greece, where thousands of people have had to flee. Source link
Terrifying Turkey wildfires rage through holiday district as 50,000 evacuated
The intensity of the Turkey wildfires has grown as the week continues, with more than 50,000 people having to flee their homes from across İzmir…
Wildfires fanned by strong winds scorch Turkiye’s Izmir | Wildlife News
Firefighters are battling wildfires for the second day in Turkiye’s western province of Izmir, according to local authorities and media reports. The blaze in Kuyucak…
Video: Over 1,000 firefighters tackle wildfires in Turkiye’s Izmir
Video shows residents in western Turkey desperately trying to stop the spread of wildfires. Source link
Turkiye battles wildfires in Izmir for second day, evacuates areas | Climate Crisis News
Izmir’s airport suspends flights, and authorities evacuate residents as strong winds fan blaze in the western province.Turkiye has evacuated four villages and two neighbourhoods in…
Ukraine F-16 pilot killed repelling massive Russian air attack | Conflict News
Maksym Ustimenko’s aircraft shot down seven air targets before losing altitude and crashing, the air force says.Ukraine has lost an F-16 aircraft and its pilot…