TURKEY
Inside the Booming Industry for Turkish Hair Transplants
If baldness anxiety is a modern problem, compounded by the scrutiny of social media and the internet—at least there’s a modern solution.
Archaeologists Discover Lost Ancient Language on Mysterious Ritual Tablet
An unknown Indo-European language was discovered on a tablet with cultic ritual links in the long-lost capital of the Hittite Empire in Turkey.
Turkey Faces Fresh Allegations of Harbouring Cocaine Traffickers
There’s “increasing concern” that Turkey’s so-called golden visa policies are making it easier for wanted gangsters to escape justice.
Free Speech Warrior Elon Musk Weaker on Government Censorship Than the Twitter Execs He Fired
Twitter’s long history of fighting Turkish censorship has ended with Musk.
Gangsters Have a New Way of Avoiding Capture: Becoming Turkish
European officials tell VICE World News they are concerned accused drug traffickers are using Turkey's citizenship laws to evade trial in other countries.
Photos of the Pain – and Beauty – of Being an Immigrant
Turkish photographer Olgaç Bozalp's new book explores the journeys made by migrants the world over.
Aid Collected for Turkey Earthquake Victims Set on Fire in Germany
Police are chasing two suspects caught on CCTV, one of whom was also filmed setting fire to a Turkish flag at the same time.
Doctors Warned This Turkish Hospital Was Unsafe. Then the Earthquakes Hit.
Turkey has supposedly spent 20 years making its cities safer, but with earthquakes toppling thousands of buildings including hospitals, people are demanding answers.
Student And His Family Rescued From Rubble After Posting Location on WhatsApp
Desperate earthquake survivors like Boran Kubat are using Instagram and WhatsApp to plead with rescuers to find them, as the death-toll from the quake is projected to hit 20,000.
A Baby Girl Born Under Earthquake Rubble Was Saved by Rescuers
The girl's mother went into labour shortly after the 7.8 magnitude quake struck on February 6. The newborn was the only person in her family to survive.
‘A True Miracle’: Crowd Cheers As Entire Family Pulled From Rubble in Syria
Footage released by the White Helmets in Idlib shows a rare moment of joy amid widespread death and destruction following the devastating earthquake in Turkey.
‘Unprecedented Destruction’: Earthquake Becomes Syria’s Newest Nightmare
Even if volunteer rescue workers can pull people out of the rubble, they say they have nowhere to put them in freezing weather.