Hazel Ward

3 weeks ago | courthousenews.com | Hazel Ward |Burcin Gercek

ISTANBUL (AFP) — The Kurdistan Workers' Party on Monday announced its dissolution and the end of its armed struggle, drawing a line under its deadly four-decade insurgency against the Turkish state. Founded in the late 1970s by Abdullah Ocalan, the PKK took up arms in 1984, beginning a string of bloody attacks on Turkish soil that sparked a conflict that cost more than 40,000 lives. The PKK "has decided to dissolve ...

1 month ago | barrons.com | Hazel Ward

Six months after Bashar al-Assad's fall, Turkey and Israel are both operating in Syria with starkly opposing agendas, stoking fears of a confrontation unless they find a way to coexist, analysts say. Over the past week, Israel has struck deep inside Syria, with unconfirmed reports suggesting Turkish and Israeli warplanes had a close encounter over the weekend.

1 month ago | terradaily.com | Hazel Ward

Powerful 6.2-magnitude quake hits off Istanbul coastBy Hazel WARDIstanbul (AFP) April 23, 2025 Hours after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook Turkey's biggest city, sending panicked residents racing onto the streets, Istanbul remained on edge late Wednesday as a string of aftershocks continued to rattle nerves.

1 month ago | phys.org | Hazel Ward

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul on Wednesday, with its impact and that of multiple aftershocks forcing thousands out onto the streets in panic across Turkey's largest city.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Hazel Ward

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul on Wednesday, with its impact and that of multiple aftershocks forcing thousands out onto the streets in panic across Turkey's largest city. The quake was followed by more than 50 aftershocks, some very powerful, the interior minister said, although there were no reports of major damage or serious injury.