ANKARA, Turkey — A chain-reaction crash Thursday involving seven vehicles on a motorway in northwest Turkey killed at least 10 people and injured 57 others, officials said. The pileup occurred in dense fog and low visibility on the Northern Marmara Highway in Sakarya province, some 150 kilometers (93 miles) from Istanbul. An investigation has been … Read more
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Six Turkish soldiers were killed Saturday in clashes with Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, a day after another six were also killed. The six soldiers slain on Saturday died in a firefight when militants attempted to infiltrate a Turkish base, according to a statement by the Turkish Defense Ministry. The statement said … Read more
Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines, says it’s placing an order for 220 new planes from Airbus as it seeks to expand its fleet ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines, said Friday that it is placing an order for 220 new planes from Airbus as it seeks to expand its fleet. In a statement … Read more
ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish referee was discharged Wednesday from a hospital where he was treated for a facial fracture after being punched by the president of a top-flight soccer club. The attack led to the Turkish Football Federation suspending all league games. MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca attacked Halil Umut Meler on the pitch … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave The president of a Turkish soccer club punched a referee in the face after a game on Monday — an incident that prompted the Turkish Football Federation to postpone matches across the country “indefinitely.” Faruk Koca, the president of Turkey’s Ankaragucu club, knocked referee Halil Umut Meler … Read more
Matches in all Turkish football leagues have been suspended indefinitely by its football association after a club president punched a referee at the end of a Super Lig match on Monday night. Faruk Koca, who is president of Ankaragucu, ran onto the pitch and struck official Halil Umut Meler after their top-flight game against Rizespor. … Read more
There’ve been lots of variations of Marvel’s Spider-Man through the years, notably in live-action. One that you simply won’t find out about launched in 1973, and since it’s turning 50 years previous in November, a brand new documentary is aiming to shed some gentle on the cult movie. This Week’s Toys Are Straight From a … Read more
Folks strolling subsequent to a Turkish nationwide flag on the historic grand bazaar in Istanbul. Ozan Kose | AFP | Getty Photos The Turkish lira slumped to yet one more all-time low Tuesday, extending its slide after the re-election of incumbent President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The forex was final buying and selling at 20.29 towards the dollar at round … Read more
Kemal Dervis, a Turkish economist who left the World Financial institution to return house in 2001 as a disaster supervisor with Turkey’s economic system collapsing, serving to calm the fiscal storm however stirring protests over austerity measures and worldwide oversight, died on Could 8 at 74. The loss of life was introduced by the U.N. … Read more