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[OPINION] The unbearable cost of authoritarianism

Ali Dinçer* The keyword is “efficiency.” Whether we are talking about a highly individualized one-man rule or a relatively institutional one-party state, the strongest selling...

[ANALYSIS] Major earthquake in Turkey has exposed dysfunction of AFAD and the military

Fatih Yurtsever* A 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey on Monday and was one of the strongest in a century has caused unprecedented damage in...

Earthquake disaster brings ‘serious difficulties’ for Turkish elections in May: report

The devastating scale of Monday's earthquake in southern Turkey poses "serious difficulties" for elections planned for mid-May, a Turkish official told Reuters on Thursday. This...

[UPDATE] Death toll tops 20,000 from Turkey-Syria earthquake as hopes fade

The death toll from the massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria kept on climbing Thursday, topping 20,000 as the first UN aid reached Syrian...

Turkish father’s pain symbolizes quake tragedy

It was a moment encapsulating the unspeakable pain of the Turkish earthquake: a father holding his 15-year-old's hand, the only thing visible after her...

Three ancient cities damaged in Turkey-Syria quake

Three ancient cities suffered widespread destruction in Monday's massive earthquake in Turkey and Syria: Antakya, Şanlıurfa and Aleppo. Here are some key facts: Antakya/Antioch Antakya, a city...

Jailed Kurdish leader says Erdoğan is the problem with Turkey’s poor post-quake response

Jailed Kurdish leader Selahattin Demirtaş, a former co-chair of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP), said on Thursday that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan...

What we know about the Turkey and Syria earthquake

A strong earthquake struck southeastern Turkey and neighboring Syria in the early hours of Monday, devastating cities and killing and injuring thousands. Here's what we...

EU expresses ‘full solidarity’ with Turkey after deadly earthquakes

The 27 leaders of the European Union wrote to their Turkish counterpart, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Thursday to express their "full solidarity" and...

Hopes fade as Turkey-Syria quake toll at 17,500

Hopes were fading Thursday for rescuing survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria, which has killed over 17,500 people in one of the...

First aid reaches Syria rebel-held areas since quake: border official

An aid convoy reached rebel-held northwestern Syria Thursday, the first since a devastating earthquake that has killed thousands, an official at the Bab al-Hawa...

Turkey, Syria quake could cost $4 bn: ratings agency

The earthquake that has devastated Turkey and Syria could cause economic losses exceeding $4 billion, ratings agency Fitch said on Thursday, Agence France-Presse reported. More...

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