# Turkey
Last week
28th May 2023 - 3rd June 2023
# Turkey
Erdogan appeals for Turkey to 'come together in unity and solidarity' after being re-elected
Russian President Vladimir Putin was one of the first leaders to congratulate Erdogan.
# Turkey
Turkey's Erdogan to extend two-decade rule after victory in run-off election
The election was widely seen as the country’s most consequential in its 100-year history as a post-Ottoman republic.
# Elections
Erdogan declares victory in Turkey's historic run-off election
Erdogan had entered the day as the firm favourite to extend two decades of his rule.
Last month
May 2023
# Black sea
Russia agrees two-month extension to deal allowing Ukrainian grain to be exported
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the two sides had agreed to extend the deal.
# Turkiye
Turkish presidential election heading toward run-off as Erdogan falls short
Erdogan said he could still win but would respect the nation’s decision if the race went to a run-off vote in two weeks.
# turkish election
'We want peace': Divided Turks vote in pivotal election
The polls have now closed and votes are being voted in Turkey’s pivotal election.
# Turkey election
'We all missed democracy': Rival candidates cast their votes in Turkey's knife-edge election
The election could see President Erdogan’s 21 year grip on power come to an end.
# Election
Campaigning in Turkey’s pivotal elections ends before tomorrow's vote
Turksih President Recep Tayyip Erdogan dismissed speculation that he would not cede power if he lost, calling the question ‘very ridiculous’.
This year
2023
# Turkey
Moscow threatens to abandon Ukraine grain deal if global block on Russian exports continues
Sergei Lavrov, Russian Foreign Minister, is in Turkey to meet his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.
# Defence
Turkey becomes final Nato country to ratify Finland joining alliance
Finland – and Sweden – had been blocked from the alliance by Turkey and Hungary.
# NATO
Finland on track to join NATO after Turkey and Hungary back accession
Finland and Sweden need all 30 NATO members to approve their accession, which Turkey and Hungary have refused to do until now.
# Botulism
People who visited Turkey recently for botox stomach injections urged to seek medical advice
The advice relates to individuals who travelled to Istanbul and Izmir for the treatment between 22 February and 1 March.
# Alliance
Finland may join Nato without Sweden over Turkey's opposition
The Turkish foreign minister said Turkey has fewer problems with Finland joining than Sweden.
# Erdogan
Turkish president moves forward election as he tries to hold onto power in wake of earthquake
The elections could be the nation’s most significant vote in decades.
# Death Toll
More than 50,000 people killed in Turkey-Syria earthquake, revised toll shows
A total of 5,951 people were killed across Syria, while Turkey recorded 44,374 deaths.
# Erdogan
Turkey says preliminary work has started to build homes in two earthquake-hit towns
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who faces elections in either May or June, has promised to reconstruct homes within the year.
# Tragedy
Death toll from Turkey and Syria earthquake passes 47,000
At least 164,000 buildings have either collapsed or are so damaged that they need to be demolished.
# Defne
New 6.4 magnitude earthquake in Turkey leaves three dead and scores injured
Officials said more buildings collapsed, trapping occupants, and many people were injured in Turkey and Syria.
# Tragedy
Turkey winds down earthquake rescue as death-toll remains at 44,000
The number of people being found alive under the rubble has dropped to only a handful in recent days.
Voices
Eyewitness: One man had seen the bodies of his wife, kids and parents brought out of the rubble
There was also a huge shortage of coffins and body bags, writes midwife Aisha Harbalieh from Azaz in northern Syria.
# Earthquake
Five Syrian children and parents die in house fire after surviving last week's earthquake
Elsewhere, Turkish rescuers have pulled a 14-year-old boy and two men nearly 11 days after the huge earthquake.
# Earthquake
Key updates: Aid convoy passes into rebel-held Syria opens as quake death toll now above 40,000
Hundreds of thousands of survivors have been left homeless.
# Turkey
Woman who survived over a week under rubble fights for life in makeshift field hospital
It seemed hopeless until suddenly, one medic shouted: “I can hear her pulse!”
# Earthquake
Death toll from Turkey-Syria quake rises above 35,000 as Ireland gives extra €8 million in aid
Turkish media have reported a handful of people were still being pulled from the rubble.
# Adiyaman
Four-year-old girl rescued from rubble in eastern Turkey week after devastating earthquake
Footage shows the girl being attached to a stretcher and carried away by rescue workers.
# Rescue Effort
Erdogan admits earthquake rescue effort not as quick as hoped as death toll nears 24,000
Officials and medics said 20,213 people had died in Turkey and 3,553 in Syria.
Chances of finding more survivors have dimmed since the passing of the three-day mark
Experts fear the death toll will continue to rise sharply
Turkish media have reported rescues of young children
# Aleppo
Irish priest in quake-hit Syria describes region as 'the deepest level of hell'
‘If we were in hell before the earthquake, we’re now in the deepest levels of hell’, said Fr Tony O’Riordan.
# Aid
GOAL says 27 of its employees died in earthquake in Turkey and Syria
A number of other staff members are still unaccounted for.
# Turkey
Search and rescue dogs from Co Down prepare for deployment in Turkey to help in disaster zone
Ryan Gray, of the K9 Search and Rescue charity, said they have been preparing since hearing news of the earthquakes on Monday.
# Rescue Effort
Erdogan admits 'shortcomings' as Turkey-Syria earthquake death toll tops 12,000
The World Health Organization has warned that up to 23 million people could be affected by the earthquake.
The World Health Organization has warned that up to 23 million people could be affected by the earthquake
The death toll is expected to continue to rise
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has acknowledged "shortcomings" in his government's response to the earthquake
# Earthquake
Irish aid organisations seek support for emergency earthquake response in Turkey and Syria
The death toll from the quake has above 11,700 this afternoon.
# Worry
Confusion over former Newcastle midfielder Atsu's safety after Turkey earthquake
The coach of Turkish club Hatayspor said on Wednesday the Ghana midfielder is yet to be found.
# Syria
Newborn baby in Syria rescued after mother gives birth while buried in earthquake debris
The girl was found under rubble with her umbilical cord still connected to her mother.
# anne o'rorke
Irish woman in Turkey in race to get supplies to earthquake victims in rebel-held Syrian region
Anne O’Rorke runs a non-profit working with Syrian refugees, and is trying to get medical supplies to Idlib.
# Rescue Effort
Earthquake death toll passes 7,300 as countries pledge support for Turkey and Syria
Rescuers are racing frantically to find more survivors but their efforts are being impeded by low temperatures and some 200 aftershocks.
Rescuers are racing frantically to find more survivors but their efforts are being impeded by low temperatures and some 200 aftershocks
The earthquake struck early yesterday, bringing down thousands of buildings
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared a three-month state of emergency in 10 affected provinces
# Earthquake
Rescue efforts continuing in Turkey and Syria following large earthquakes as death toll rises
Ireland, the US, the EU and Russia have all sent condolences and offers of help.
The first quake was centred about 96km from the Syrian border outside the city of Gaziantep.
Ireland, the United States, the European Union and Russia have all sent condolences and offers of help.
The Embassy of Ireland in Turkey has said Irish citizens who are in the affected area and need urgent consular assistance can make contact.
# Relief Efforts
Tánaiste announces €2 million in emergency aid for Turkey and Syria following earthquakes
Countries around the world have rushed to dispatch aid, personnel and equipment to help rescue efforts in the regions.
# NATO
Turkey's Erdogan warns Sweden on Nato membership after Koran burning
Turkey is one of only two Nato members not to have ratified Sweden and Finland’s plan to join the western alliance in to the Ukraine war.
Last year
2022
# Courts
Doctor who claims Turkey is using chemical weapons remains in jail
A militia claimed 17 of its fighters had died in Turkish chemical weapons attacks in northern Iraq.
# duzce
At least 50 people injured after magnitude-6.1 quake in Turkey
The shallow tremor struck in the early hours about 170 kilometres east of Istanbul.
