On May 14th, Turkey will go to the polls in a pivotal presidential election that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 20 years in power. But for many of those who lost hom
Over 5 thousand people confirmed dead after Monday's earthquake in Turkey and Syria. The death toll expected to mount exponentially as winter temperatures hamper the search. The In
Elias Abu Ata, spokesperson for the International Rescue Committee, joins France 24’s François Picard and F24 correspondent Jasper Mortimer to discuss the challenges of getting sup
The death toll from a massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria rose above 11,700 on Wednesday as rescuers raced to save survivors trapped under debris in the winter cold. Fo
Turkey's location at the intersection of several tectonic plates means it is sadly no stranger to earthquakes. It's seen many in the past, including a devastating quake in 1999 whe
Emergency crews made a series of dramatic rescues in Turkey on Friday, pulling several people, some almost unscathed, from the rubble, four days after a catastrophic earthquake kil
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the border region between Turkey and Syria, an area home to more than 13.5 million people, early Monday morning. With morgues and cemeteries overwh
We bring you a special programme on one of the worst natural disasters to hit the Middle East in decades. Thousands have been killed after two massive earthquakes struck south-east
As the death toll from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria rises above 7,000 lives, our reporters Julie Dungelhoeff, Achraf Abid and Nadia Massih travelled towards the epicentre of
More and more resuce teams, including many from abroad, are arriving to help in the search for survivors in Turkey following Monday's earthquakes, but are having to work under extr
Turkey and Syria are in their third night of searching through the rubble for quake survivors. How to deal with disaster? Turkey and its citizens have long experience in the sudden
The death toll is still rising and will continue to rise. Several thousand dead from Monday's earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, but with over 6000 buildings destroyed that can only
As rescue operations continue in Turkey following the deadly earthquakes that struck the region, for many hopes of finding loved ones alive are fading. But amongst the desperation
International aid teams have rushed to Turkey in the wake of the devastating twin earthquakes that flattened towns and cities in the country’s south as well as in neighbouring Syri
The deathtoll from Monday's earthquakes in Turkey and Syria is nearing 22 thousands. Hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless in its aftermath. Rescue operations con
Efforts to bring international aid to northern Syria following the devastating earthquake that hit the region are proving challenging in part because of the tense political situati
With hope fading to find survivors, stretched rescue teams toiled through the night in Turkey and Syria, searching for signs of life in the rubble of thousands of buildings toppled
United Nations aid for those in Syria affected by Monday's earthquakes has been hampered by border closures and road damage, while supplies that have already been mobilised on the
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan admitted for the first time Friday that his government's search and rescue effort from this week's devastating earthquake did not go as quick
Countries around the world mobilised rapidly to send aid and rescue workers on Monday after a massive earthquake killed more than 2,300 people in Turkey and Syria. The pledges of a