Turkey

Turkey: Earthquake causes Damage and Death

Date: October 27th, 2011 |

The death toll following the deadly earthquake in eastern Turkey rose past 400 as rescuers continued to search for survivors amid rubble and debris. A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey Oct. 23, injuring more than 1,300 people and causing immense damage in the province of Van. The country is especially vulnerable to large earthquakes [read more]

Turkey: Explosion at Popular Resort

Date: August 31st, 2011 |

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An explosion injured an estimated 15 people at the Kemer resort in Antalya, a destination popular among foreign tourists. The explosive went off beneath the sand, sending pebbles flying around sun loungers and those on the beach. Most injuries were reportedly minor, with victims only having to receive emergency outpatient medical attention. Initial reports described [read more]

Turkey: British Tourist Falls to Death from Parasail in Antalya

Date: August 4th, 2010 |

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A British tourist fell 150 feet to his death when his parasailing harness broke at a beach resort in Side, 47 miles from Antalya, July 24. The tragic incident was preceded by another British tourist almost falling from a shredding harness a month earlier when parasailing with the same company, which operates from a beach-side [read more]

Turkey and Armenia: Normalizing Relations, Reopening Border

Date: October 14th, 2009 |

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After a century of hostility, Turkey and Armenia have signed an agreement to normalize relations, a deal that must still be ratified by parliaments of both countries. The agreement will reopen the border closed by Turkey in 1993 and call for a commission of independent historians to examine the question of genocide in 1915 and [read more]

Turkey: Insult Ataturk, Get Deported

Date: August 20th, 2009 |

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Not many tourists will strip naked and shout insults at the statue of a revered national leader, but the 19-year-old British man who did so in front of the Ataturk statue on the waterfront in Marmaris earned his punishment: deportation and banishment for five years. Turkish law calls for imprisonment for Turks who insult Ataturk, [read more]

Turkey: Car Bomb Explodes in Ankara

Date: September 21st, 2011 |

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At least three people died and 15 were injured after a car bomb exploded in Ankara Sept. 20. The interior minister said that the blast was more than likely an act of terrorism, partially because the explosion took place in an area known for heavy traffic, both vehicular and pedestrian. While Kurdish rebels fighting for [read more]

Turkey: Istanbul, Other Cities Unprepared for Major Earthquakes

Date: August 18th, 2010 |

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A study conducted by three universities showed that Istanbul is woefully unprepared for a major earthquake 11 years after the 7.6 magnitude Marmara earthquake killed nearly 17 thousand people and caused billions of dollars in damage. According to the report, an earthquake measuring at least 7.0 would destroy 20 thousand buildings, damage another 200 thousand [read more]

Turkey: PKK Threatens to Attack Tourist Areas

Date: July 28th, 2010 |

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The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) threatened to attack urban and tourist areas in western Turkey in retaliation for the Turkish military’s campaign against it in northern Iraq. The separatist group has conducted terrorist attacks on tourist sites in the past, including bombings in Marmaris in 2006 and a suicide bombing on a popular shopping street [read more]

Turkey: Floods Plague Istanbul

Date: September 16th, 2009 |

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Flash floods caused by torrential rains hit areas of Istanbul Sept. 9, inundating roads in the Ikitelli district and killing at least 14 in the metropolitan area. The principal tourist area of Sultanahmet and the Taksim business district escaped significant damage. The flooding affected roads between these districts and the international airport, and further disruption [read more]

Turkey: Protesters Demand End to Terrorist Attacks

Date: October 25th, 2007 |

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Outrage over a Kurdish attack that killed 12 Turkish soldiers near the Iraqi border prompted spontaneous protests against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) all over the country Oct. 21-22. Thousands of people took to the streets to march against terrorism and to rally for Turkish nationalism. A consortium of labor unions and NGOs called for [read more]

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