Turkey

Turkey ended a 24-year wait to qualify for the World Cup by beating Kosovo 1-0 in their playoff final on Tuesday, sealing a return to football’s biggest stage for the first time since 2002 when they reached the semi-finals. Forward Kerem…

A Turkish Airlines aircraft that departed from the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) bound for Istanbul, Turkey, last night (16) has managed to make a safe return and land at the BIA after experiencing a technical fault in its…

Pope Leo will embark on his first trip outside Italy as the leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, travelling to Turkey and Lebanon, where he is expected to make appeals for peace in the region and urge unity among long-divided…

The COP31 climate meeting is now expected to be held in Turkey after Australia dropped its bid to host the annual event. Under the UN rules, the right to host the COP in 2026 falls to a group of countries made up of Western Europe,…

A 6.1-magnitude quake struck Sindirgi in western Turkey on Sunday, the Turkish disaster management agency (AFAD) said, killing at least one person and injuring dozens more. The quake was felt across several cities in the west of the…

Concern was sparked among the residents of Rhodes by the 5.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred off the island in the early hours of Tuesday. The seismic activity was also felt in Turkey, where, according to Turkish media, a 14-year-old…

As BRICS grows from five member states to nine, Russian President and current BRICS chairman Vladimir Putin has stated that around 30 nations have expressed their intent to join the new bloc. Addressing world…

At least five people were killed while 63 others injured after an explosion rocked Turkey’s Izmir city. The incident which occurred on Sunday is said to be a propane propelled tank explosion. The blast took place at a restaurant in…

Turkey has suspended all trade with Israel over its offensive in Gaza, citing the “worsening humanitarian tragedy” in the strip. The Turkish trade ministry said the measures would be in place until Israel allowed an “uninterrupted and…

State Minster of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon said that Sri Lanka practices a zero tolerance for terrorism and acts of any nature that supports terrorist activities will be strictly dealt with. Minister Tennakoon made these remarks…