Turkey Launches Operation Claw-Eagle in Northern Iraq
Turkish aircraft launched Operation Claw-Eagle against PKK positions in northern Iraq, expanding Ankara’s cross-border campaign.
Turkish aircraft launched Operation Claw-Eagle against PKK positions in northern Iraq, expanding Ankara’s cross-border campaign.
Turkey approved legislation allowing tens of thousands of prisoners to leave overcrowded facilities, while excluding many political and remand detainees.
Turkey placed 31 provinces under a 48-hour weekend curfew as authorities tried to slow the early spread of COVID-19.
Turkey confirmed its first known coronavirus infection on 11 March 2020 and began expanding nationwide public-health restrictions.
Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Vladimir Putin agreed a ceasefire intended to halt fighting in Syria’s Idlib province.
Turkey said it would no longer prevent migrants from attempting to reach Europe, prompting a tense border confrontation with Greece.
An air strike in Syria’s Idlib province killed 33 Turkish soldiers and sharply escalated the regional conflict.
Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193 overran a wet runway at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport, killing three people and injuring 179.
A second avalanche in eastern Turkey struck teams searching for victims of an earlier slide, killing dozens of rescuers and civilians.
A powerful earthquake struck Elazığ province on 24 January 2020, causing deaths, injuries and widespread building damage.