Turkey declares national day of mourning after ski resort fire kills at least 76
ANKARA — As the death toll from an overnight fire at a popular ski resort in northwest Turkey rises to 76, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the country will observe a day of national mourning on Wednesday.
At least 66 dead and 51 injured in a hotel fire at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey
A fire at a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday killed at least 66 people, Turkey’s Interior Minister said.
At least 76 people killed in a hotel fire at a ski resort in Turkey
A fire raged through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey early Tuesday during a school holiday, killing at least 76 people — at least two of them when they jumped from the building to escape the flames,
Witnesses describe chaos and panic at Turkish ski resort as fire ripped through hotel where 79 died
Tuesday's fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in Kartalkaya left at least 79 people dead and 51 injured, happening during a particularly busy season.
Dozens killed as fire breaks out at ski resort hotel in northwestern Turkey
Dozens of people were killed after a fire ripped through a ski resort hotel in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday, forcing desperate holidaymakers to leap from windows to escape from the flames and smoke.
Turkey revises ski hotel fire death toll down to 78 from 79
Turkey on Thursday revised the death toll in the devastating fire at a ski hotel in the country's north-west to 78 from 79. The Turkish Ministry of Justice corrected the figure to 78 from the 79 announced the previous day,
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At least 5 people are trapped after a building collapses in central Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — A search and rescue operation was underway in central Turkey on Friday after a four-story building collapsed, trapping at least five people inside, officials said.
Turkey's foreign minister to visit Iraq to discuss Kurdish militants and security, source says
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Turkey's central bank lowers benchmark interest rate to 45%
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