The Stans
Turkey strikes PKK bases in northern Iraq
Ankara (AFP) Sept 9, 2024 - Turkey said Monday it had bombed Kurdish militant bases in the mountains of northern Iraq, the latest such cross-border strike.
Jun 26, 2026
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Water World
Turkey seeks new life for submerged tourist town
Hasankeyf, Turkey (AFP) Sept 28, 2020 - Just two roofs poke through the vast expanse of an artificial lake that has swallowed a Turkish town whose caves and pre-Ottoman ruins once drew in global tourists.
Jun 26, 2026
The Stans
Turkey says launched fresh air strikes on PKK in N. Iraq
Istanbul (AFP) Sept 3, 2024 - Turkey said on Tuesday it had launched fresh air strikes on what it said were Kurdish militants in the mountains of northern Iraq.
Jun 26, 2026
The Stans
Turkey mulls options, rallies support to oppose Kurdish state
Istanbul (AFP) Sept 21, 2017 - Turkey, which staunchly opposes Kurdish statehood, is far from alone in its rejection of an independence referendum in northern Iraq but it remains unclear whether this will translate into concrete action.
Jun 26, 2026
Shake and Blow
Turkey jails builder of quake-razed apartments for 865 years
Istanbul (AFP) Sept 27, 2024 - Turkey on Friday handed 865 years in prison to a man behind the construction of a building which collapsed during a powerful 2023 earthquake, killing 96, state media said.
Jun 26, 2026
Del.icio.us
Turkey hopes to finish Cyprus water pipeline by 2009: report
Ankara (AFP) Sept 30, 2008 - Turkey hopes to complete construction of an undersea water pipeline to northern Cyprus by June 2009 to help it battle droughts, Anatolia news agency reported Tuesday.
Jun 26, 2026
Del.icio.us
Turkey floods death toll rises to 35
Istanbul (AFP) Sept 13, 2009 - A Turkish textile worker whose minibus was swept away by devastating floods in Istanbul has died in hospital, raising the death toll in the disaster to 35, officials and local media said.
Jun 26, 2026
Climate Science
Turkey facing worst drought in over 50 years
Istanbul (AFP) Sept 23, 2025 - Turkey is experiencing its worst drought in over half a century, with rainfall dropping by 27 percent compared to the last three decades and even more in some regions, according to data published this week.
Jun 26, 2026
The Stans
Turkey bombs PKK bases in north Iraq: rebels
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Sept 26, 2011 - Turkish warplanes have again bombed suspected rear bases of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) separatist group in northern Iraq, a rebel spokesman said on Monday.
Jun 26, 2026
The Stans
Turkey bombs PKK targets in north Iraq: rebels
Arbil, Iraq (AFP) Sept 29, 2011 - Turkish warplanes again bombed suspected rear bases of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) separatist group in northern Iraq on Thursday, a rebel spokesman told AFP.
Jun 26, 2026
Del.icio.us
Turkey agrees to up Euphrates flow to Iraq: Baghdad
Baghdad (AFP) Sept 19, 2009 - Turkey has agreed to up the flow of water along the Euphrates river to Iraq for a month, Baghdad said Saturday, amid tensions between the two sides over distribution of the precious commodity.
Jun 26, 2026
The Stans
Turkey PM announces reforms key to Kurdish peace process
Ankara (AFP) Sept 30, 2013 - Turkey on Monday moved to scrap restrictions on the use of the minority Kurdish language among democratic reforms designed to revive the stalled peace process with the banned Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
Jun 26, 2026
Legacy Reports
Turf Wars Escalate Between People And Elephants In India Northeast
Guwahati (AFP) Sept 23, 2006 - Deadly turf wars between humans and hungry elephants in India's northeast have reached alarming proportions, say experts who plan an emergency meeting next week to tackle the problem. Elephants have killed 239 people in Assam state in the past five years while 265 elephants have died during the same period, said a wildlife department report released Friday ahead of the meeting. The report gave no comparative figures.
Jun 26, 2026
Farm News
Tunisian ‘hanging garden’ farms cling on despite drought
Djebba, Tunisia (AFP) Sept 18, 2022 - High in the hills of northwestern Tunisia, farmers are tending thousands of fig trees with a unique system of terracing they hope will protect them from ever-harsher droughts.
Jun 26, 2026
The Stans
Tunisia violence leaves one dead, dozens injured
Tunis (AFP) Sept 2, 2011 - Tunisia imposed a curfew in two separate areas Friday following a series of clashes that left a 17-year-old girl dead and dozens injured, the interior ministry and local media said.
Jun 26, 2026
Water World
Tunisia water shortages spark ‘thirst uprising’ warning
Beja, Tunisia (AFP) Sept 19, 2016 - Activists are warning of a potential thirst uprising in Tunisia following protests over severe water shortages after one of the North African nation's driest summers on record.
Jun 26, 2026