Sky in Turkey turns green like Sci-fi movie, was it UFO or some satellite? Watch
An object that streaked over the city of Izmir and disappeared leaving a green flare behind sparked speculations of the object being a falling satellite or an Unidentified flying object (UFO) among the residents.
Aug 03, 2021, 11:12 AM IST
3-year-old rescued from rubble in Turkey, earthquake death toll hits 94
Rescuers pulled the girl, Elif, out of the rubble, then took her on a stretcher to an ambulance as emergency crews searched for survivors in eight other buildings.
Nov 03, 2020, 06:46 AM IST
Iran ex-foreign minister turned opposition figure dies
Since 1995, he had headed the Freedom Movement of Iran, a small liberal party that is banned and has little influence in Iranian politics.
Aug 28, 2017, 13:13 PM IST
Earthquake shakes buildings in Greece and Turkey, one dead
A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck the western coast of Turkey and the Greek island of Lesbos on Monday, killing one woman and rattling buildings from the Aegean Turkish province of Izmir to the Greek capital Athens.
Jun 13, 2017, 00:10 AM IST
Thousand fired in new wave of Turkey coup purges
Ankara blames the coup plot on US-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen and says an unrelenting campaign is needed to root out his influence from public life.
Turkey detains 18 in connection with attack near courthouse
Turkey's justice minister says police have detained 18 people in connection with a foiled attack at a courthouse in the western city of Izmir that nevertheless killed a policeman and a courthouse employee.
Jan 06, 2017, 17:25 PM IST
Slain policeman hailed for `thwarting new Turkey bloodbath`
Turkey was shaken just 75 minutes into the New Year by the gun attack on the Reina nightclub in Istanbul that killed 39 people, including 27 foreigners.
Suspected Kurdish militants kill two in car bombing in Turkey's Izmir
Suspected Kurdish militants clashed with police and detonated a car bomb in western Turkey on Thursday after their vehicle was stopped at a checkpoint, killing a police officer and a court employee, officials said.
Jan 06, 2017, 00:07 AM IST
Turkish Police kills two suspected attackers after car bomb in Izmir
Turkey has been hit by a series of bombings over the past 18 months, some of them blamed on Islamic State, others on Kurdish militants.
Jan 05, 2017, 19:17 PM IST
Turkey detains 5 in connection with Istanbul nightclub attack
The gunman, who fled after the attack, remains at large.
Jan 04, 2017, 12:47 PM IST
