Asia Turkey The country has managed to increase its share of local wind turbine production to 72% and the government has ambitions to attract further investment in the sector; the country exports 80% of its production
Asia Turkey Earthquake survivors rescued from the rubble of the Kahramanmaraş earthquake with leg and spinal cord injuries or brain damage are being successfully treated at the Robotic Rehabilitation Centre of the Ankara Bilkent City Hospital
Asia Turkey President Erdogan, who is seeking to extend his two decades in power, formally scheduled the country's parliamentary and presidential elections for 14 May, a month earlier than expected despite last month's devastating earthquake
Asia Turkey The death toll from last month's devastating earthquake has exceeded 45.000 in Turkey only, the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority said, while geologists warned that another strong tremor could hit the country's industrial northwest
Asia Turkey A 6.4 earthquake hit the Turkey-Syria border region yesterday and over 5.000 aftershocks were registered since 6 February; Mehmet Kokum, assistant professor of geology based in Elazig, said aftershocks will last from months to years