The American speleologist and climbing instructor, who suffered a severe health episode causing him to become trapped in one of Turkey’s deepest caves, shared a video message to all of his supporters on the surface. In the video, Mark Dickey, 40, said
A massive rescue effort is underway in Turkey as an American speleologist remains trapped more than 3,200 feet inside a cave. Mark Dickey, 40, became sick and began suffering from gastrointestinal bleeding during an expedition in the Morca cave in southern Turkey’s
Turkish inflation has skyrocketed following eight months of decline, the latest figures have shown. Inflation reached 58.9 per cent year-on-year in August, the highest since the end of 2022, according to official data published on Monday (September 4). Fuelled by the depreciation
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Russia soon to discuss the collapsed United Nations deal that had allowed Black Sea exports of Ukrainian grain, a spokesperson for Turkey’s ruling AK Party said on Monday. The UN- and Turkey-brokered deal lasted a year
A recent Turkish airstrike conducted in northern Iraq has resulted in the fatalities of three members belonging to a Kurdish insurgent organization, as affirmed by officials. Turkey’s military actions against individuals affiliated with the PKK who are known to be hiding in
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Monday urged Iraq to ban the Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) as a terrorist organization. Should Iraq agree to do so, it would follow precedent set by Turkey. Fidan labeled the PKK’s activities a “challenge against Iraq’s
A British tourist who was accused of throwing her boyfriend 100ft to his death from a hotel balcony in Turkey has been acquitted of murder. Kayley Myers, 32, was freed from prison after fighting for 16 months to clear her name. She’s
Syrian President Bashar Assad has criticized Turkey, attributing the recent surge in violence within Syria to Ankara and asserting the necessity for the withdrawal of Turkish forces from his war-torn country. Turkey has been a prominent supporter of armed opposition groups seeking
Environmental campaigners in southwest Turkey are vowing to continue their fight to protect woodlands designated for coal-mining, as tree-felling operations are ending. Residents of Akbelen forest in Mugla province have maintained a four-year vigil to prevent logging for a lignite mine near
A court sentenced Kosovo’s former intelligence chief to prison Wednesday for secretly deporting five Turkish teachers and a Turkish doctor to Turkey. The court in Pristina convicted Driton Gashi, the former director of the Kosovo Intelligence Agency, of abuse of official post