Yusuf Selman Inanc, Middle East Eye

Yusuf Selman Inanc

Middle East Eye

Turkey

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Turkey earthquake: Survivors try to salvage what they can as cold weather bites

Residents say many of the victims died in the second quake as they couldn't bare standing outside in the freezing cold after the initial temblor → Read More

'State ignored our warnings', say engineers and architects in quake-hit Turkey

Union says construction companies also at fault for hiring engineers who flout regulations → Read More

Turkey earthquake: In a remote village survivors despair as aid eludes many

After the massive quake flattened the small mountain village of Akcatepe, residents fear what the future holds → Read More

Turkey earthquake: Time stands still in Adiyaman but anger grows over slow response

Adiyaman's clock tower has emerged as an iconic image from the devastating earthquake after it froze at exactly 04:17, the moment the first tremor hit → Read More

Turkey earthquake: Lack of clean water and toilets puts survivors at risk of disease

As death toll passes another grim milestone, avoiding the spread of waterborne illnesses becomes priority in quake-ravaged Malatya → Read More

Turkey earthquake: Building practices and government under fire as death toll mounts

As the death toll reaches a grim milestone, residents in Kahramanmaras, one of the worst affected areas, blame unscrupulous builders and the government's construction amnesty → Read More

'They’re lost forever': Survivors recount the night the earth shook and lives crumbled

Yusuf Turan frantically rushes from one collapsed building to another in the moments after the earthquake, realising few of his loved ones made it out alive → Read More

Turkey earthquake: In Antakya, survivors stumble through city reduced to ruin

In freezing conditions, survivors and rescue teams listen for voices in hope of reaching trapped loved ones → Read More

'I still haven't calmed down': Rescue efforts continue in Turkey and Syria after deadliest quake in decades

More than 2,300 people have been reported dead across Turkey and Syria following 7.8-magnitude quake → Read More

Turkey earthquake: Trapped victims cry for help on social media

Posting locations and images online has helped locate and rescue several Turkish victims, with Twitter becoming a place to mobilise support → Read More

The Turkish construction companies outfoxing China in Africa

Ankara cannot match Beijing's financial clout, but Turkish firms are nipping at the heels of their Chinese counterparts → Read More

Turkey-Greece population exchange still painful for those yearning for a lost past

More than 1.6 million people were displaced after the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne saw Christian and Muslim populations exchanged in an attempt to form homogenous nation states → Read More

Istanbul's Rami library: From army barracks to place of learning

During the 1820s, Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II used the building complex to embark on an ambitious and controversial campaign of modernisation → Read More

Ali Haydar Pasha: The last Ottoman emir of Mecca

Arab aristocrat's career saw him serve as an Ottoman lawmaker and the empire's go-to man in the Hejaz region → Read More

The Turkish government doesn’t want you to shop at discount stores

Cut-price chain stores have begun raising their prices, leading to police raids and accusations of being Gulenist → Read More

Turkey: Istanbul mayor given two-year jail sentence and 'political ban'

Ekrem Imamoglu can still appeal against verdict that could see him locked out of potential presidential bid next year → Read More

'I can't go to my mother's funeral': Uyghurs in Turkey mourn Urumqi fire fatalities

Muhammed Memetali lost his mother and four siblings in the fire. With his father disappeared, he cannot return to China for the funeral → Read More

Turkey: Dog abuse video sparks debate over what to do with millions of stray dogs

Animal rights advocates are concerned that shelters are exacerbating the suffering of strays, while others warn against 'mass killings' → Read More

Fear ramps up in Turkish-Syrian borderlands as major offensive looms

Civilians on both sides of the border are tired of rockets and tired of war, but as Turkey prepares a ground offensive life is likely to get worse fast → Read More

Istanbul bombing: How a bustling day in Taksim turned to horror and grief

Eyewitnesses recount the blast that hit one of the busiest streets in Turkey → Read More