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The three-and-a-half-month old 'miracle baby', called Vetin, was pulled out of the rubble of a building more than five days after the earthquake

Watch: Mother reunited with baby 54 days after quake

A mother has been reunited with her baby in southern Turkey after a DNA test confirmed it was her daughter, almost two months after a devastating earthquake ripped through the region, the country's family ministry said.

World • 03 Apr 23

Turkey's inflation rate slowed for a fifth consecutive month from a high of more than 85% to 50% in March

Turkey's inflation slows to 50% ahead of election

Turkey's annual inflation rate slowed to 50% in March, official data showed today, delivering another boost for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead May elections.

Business • 03 Apr 23

A view of the Turkish parliament in Ankara, as it clears the way for Finland to join the NATO alliance

Turkish parliament ratifies Finland's NATO accession

Turkey's parliament has approved a bill to allow Finland to join NATO, clearing the way for the country to become part of the Western defence alliance as war rages in Ukraine.

World • 31 Mar 23

More than 56,000 people were killed in Turkey and Syria following the 6 February earthquakes

EU executive offers €1bn to help rebuild Turkey

The EU executive will give €1 billion to help with reconstruction efforts in Turkey after last month's devastating earthquakes, the head of the European Commission said.

World • 20 Mar 23

The town of Jindires in northern Syria is among the areas devastated by the earthquake

UN, Syria govt implicated in aid failures after quake

The UN, the Syrian government and other actors are responsible for delays in getting emergency aid to Syrians after last month's earthquake, a UN-appointed commission of inquiry has found.

World • 13 Mar 23

It's a month to the day since Turkey and Syria were rocked by a quake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale, followed by a second of 7.5 magnitude

Quake survivors facing 'immense challenges' - Concern

Aid agency Concern has said the survivors of the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria will require humanitarian assistance into next year.

World • 06 Mar 23

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (L) held a press conference with Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca in Antakya

Tedros pledges support after first visit to quake zone

The World Health Organization will support Ankara in its response to massive earthquakes that killed more than 50,000, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said as the death toll from the latest aftershock rose to two.

World • 28 Feb 23

This month's earthquakes have killed more than 50,000 in Turkey and neighbouring Syria

Turkey's economy grew by 5.6% in 2022

Turkey's economy expanded by 5.6% in 2022, official data showed today but growth was expected to slow significantly to 2.8% in 2023 after earthquakes this month caused widespread destruction in the south of the country.

Business • 28 Feb 23

A building leans on other buildings after the earthquakes in Golbasi district of quake-hit Adiyaman

Turkey widens probe into building collapses

Turkey has arrested 184 people suspected of responsibility for the collapse of buildings in this month's earthquakes and investigations are widening, according to a minister, as anger simmers over what many see as corrupt building practices.

World • 25 Feb 23

Baby Afraa has been named after her late mother

Syrian baby born under rubble reunited with aunt, uncle

A baby born under the rubble of a collapsed building in northern Syria during a massive earthquake earlier this month, has been adopted by her aunt and uncle after her parents and siblings all died.

World • 21 Feb 23

Collapsed buildings after 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude earthquakes hit the Hatay province of Turkey

Six die as latest Turkey-Syria quakes compound trauma

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has rocked Turkey's southern province of Hatay and northern Syria, killing six people and sparking fresh panic after a massive tremor on 6 February left nearly 45,000 dead in both countries.

Syria • 21 Feb 23

The Turkish city of Antakya pictured yesterday. The city has been hit by another earthquake today

6.3 magnitude earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border

Another earthquake has struck the border region of Turkey and Syria, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake which killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.

World • 20 Feb 23

Collapsed buildings in Gaziantep, Turkey

Turkey winds down quake rescue as US pledges fresh aid

Turkey has said rescue efforts following last week's devastating earthquake had ended in all but two provinces, as visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $100 million in fresh humanitarian aid.

World • 19 Feb 23

As Turkey tries to manage its worst modern disaster, concerns were growing over the victims of the tragedy in Syria

More than 46,000 killed in Turkey and Syria quake

More than 46,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria and the toll is expected to soar, with many people still missing.

World • 18 Feb 23

The team deployed to the disaster zone in the aftermath of the earthquake

NI dog search team returns from 'carnage' of quake zone

A dog search and rescue team from Co Down has returned to Northern Ireland after working in Turkey following the devastating earthquake there on 6 February.

Ulster • 17 Feb 23

Hakan Yasinoglu is rescued from under the rubble of a collapsed building 278 hours after the earthquakes hit Defne district of Hatay, Turkey

Three pulled from rubble in Turkey 11 days after quake

Rescue teams have pulled three people alive from under collapsed buildings in Turkey today, 11 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 43,000 people, left millions homeless and sparked a huge relief effort.

World • 17 Feb 23

The airlift left the UN's Humanitarian Response Depot in Dubai this afternoon (Pic: Department of Foreign Affairs)

Govt sending €800k in emergency aid to Syria and Turkey

The Irish Government is sending over €800,000 of emergency aid to Turkey and Syria, following the earthquake last week that devastated the region.

Ireland • 16 Feb 23

Displaced quake-hit residents sit with their belongings near the collapsed buildings in Hatay

UN launches €1.4bn appeal for quake response

The UN agency for coordinating emergency response has said it needs almost €1bn to provide assistance to people impacted by earthquakes in Turkey.

World • 16 Feb 23

The aftermath of the earthquake in Antakya, a historical district in central Hatay

Defying odds: A story of survival under the rubble

Huseyin Berber's voice was hoarse from calling for help from under the rubble of his home but he was finally freed more than a week after Turkey's massive earthquake, defying the odds for survival and one of several remarkable stories to emerge.

World • 15 Feb 23

Damaged buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey

Two pulled from rubble in Turkey, aid reaches Syria

Two women have been pulled from the rubble in Turkey's southern city of Kahramanmaras, even as hopes to find survivors from last week's devastating earthquake dwindled and the focus switched to giving survivors some relief.

World • 15 Feb 23

Rescuers pull seven survivors from ruins eight days on

At least seven survivors were rescued from the rubble of earthquake-hit areas of Turkey, local media reported, eight days after the worst quake in the country's modern history.

World • 15 Feb 23

Little Ali now lives in a tent with his grandfather

Turkey situation 'desperate', especially for children

While searches continue in the Turkish town of Islahiye, the stories of survival are only beginning, and the toughest weeks are ahead.

World • 14 Feb 23

Scenes of the damage in Jenderes in Syria

Syria to open two border crossings for quake aid - UN

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to open two more border crossings to allow in aid to help victims of last week's earthquake.

World • 14 Feb 23

A child is rescued after 150 hours in the rubble in Hatay

Children pulled from buildings six days after collapse

A father and daughter, a toddler and a ten-year-old girl were among survivors pulled from the ruins of collapsed buildings in the southern Turkish province of Hatay this morning.

World • 12 Feb 23

Engin Calar who runs a barber shop business in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim lost 5 family members in the quake

Antrim barber loses five family members in earthquake

A Co Antrim barber who has lost at least five family members in the earthquake in Turkey has urged that future houses in vulnerable areas are built to be safer.

Ulster • 12 Feb 23