Update: Wildfire Briefly Shut Dardanelles Strait to Shipping as Europe Battles Infernos August 12, 2025 By Selcan Hacaoglu, Joe Wertz and Macarena Munoz Wildfires briefly shut the Dardanelles Strait to shipping on Monday, as extreme heat and strong winds fueled blazes across the...
Ukraine Plea to Keep Grain Moving Clashes With Reality Facing Insurers, Shippers July 19, 2023 By Áine Quinn and Selcan Hacaoglu Ukraine is pushing for grain exports to continue from key ports following Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal....
Update: Powerful Earthquakes Hit Turkey and Syria With at Least 4,000 Killed February 6, 2023 By Selcan Hacaoglu and Firat Kozok Rescue teams from overseas began deploying in Turkey on Tuesday after a pair of powerful earthquakes a day earlier killed...
Terrorist Attack at Istanbul Airport Kills at Least 40; Islamic State Blamed June 29, 2016 By Onur Ant, Selcan Hacaoglu and Cagan Koc Coordinated suicide attacks at Istanbul’s international airport killed at least 40 people, tearing through the terminal at one of the...
Labor Unrest Follows Turkey’s Deadliest Mine Disaster May 15, 2014 By Selcan Hacaoglu Turkey’s labor unions went on strike today after at least 282 people died in the nation’s worst mine accident, which...