More than 50,000 evacuated as Turkey wildfires rage: Disaster agency

More than 50,000 people have been evacuated as Turkish firefighters battle a string of wildfires, with the vast majority of evacuations from the western Izmir province, the AFAD disaster agency said. "A total of over 50,000 citizens from 41 …

Heart-stopping moment elderly man in wheelchair is dramatically rescued from burning house after huge wildfires tear ...

By MAILONLINE REPORTER Published: 08:07 EDT, 30 June 2025 | Updated: 08:09 EDT, 30 June 2025 An elderly man in a wheelchair was dramatically rescued from his burning house after huge wildfires broke out in Izmir, Turkey. The incredible video captured the …

Is the Turkey Wildfire Trapping Tourists? How It Could Affect Your Holiday

A raging wildfire in coastal city of Izmir in western Turkey has turned a popular tourist hotspot into a crisis zone, grounding flights and prompting mass evacuations. On 29 June 2025, Adnan Menderes Airport, serving Izmir, suspended all operations as …

Cyprus invites Turkey's Erdogan to summit despite long rift over 1974 invasion

NICOSIA (Reuters) -Cyprus said on Monday it would invite arch-foe Turkey to a summit during its European Union presidency next year despite a decades-long rift over Ankara’s 1974 invasion and its backing of a breakaway state on the divided island. Nicosia …

Turkey Trade Gap Widens In May

Turkey's foreign trade deficit rose slightly in May as imports grew faster than exports, the Turkish Statistical Institute reported Monday. The trade deficit increased to $6.6 billion in May from $6.5 billion in the same month last year. The shortfall …

Warning for Mallorca as British travel firms slash the price of holidays to Greece and Turkey

British travel firms have slashed the prices of holiday to Greece and Turkey as tensions in the Middle East hit holiday bookings giving Mallorca another holiday headache. Price is key in the travel industry and there are now holidays available to both …

The US presence in the Greece, Turkey and the East Med

PODCASTS Since President Trump stepped back into the Oval Office, Greece has been on the lookout for the arrival of a new US ambassador. While nominee Kimberly Guilfoyle has yet to go through her Senate hearing, the US ambassador in Ankara, Tom Barrack, …

‘Freaked out’ Staten Islander chased by furious turkey in wild driveway showdown caught on camera

Talk about fowl play. A Staten Island man found himself in a wild confrontation when a feisty turkey chased him around his driveway in a bird-brained showdown caught on camera. Noel Colon had just stepped out of his house and was heading to work when the …

Earthquake near Iran-Turkey border felt in Armenia

June 30, 2025 - 15:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Iran-Turkey border region on June 30 at 12:53 p.m. local time (08:53 GMT), according to the Seismological Network of Armenia’s National Survey for Seismic Protection. The …

Wildfires spread across Turkey's Izmir province