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Turkey's Erdogan Declares Victory in Presidential Runoff, Extends Rule Into 3rd Decade
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won reelection, according to unofficial results.
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Turkey Faces Unprecedented Election Runoff After Erdogan Looks Unlikely to Win Outright
The election in the sharply divided country of 85 million people could hardly come at a more pivotal time.
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Watch: Adorable Dog Rescued In Turkey After 23 Days Buried in Rubble
Who is a lucky puppy?
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Virginia Task Force One Returns From Helping Turkey Earthquake Victims
Members of the Virginia Task Force One received a warm welcome on their return from the Turkey-Syria border, where they helped with the aftermath of the earthquakes. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
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New Quake Hits Battered Turkey, Syria; 3 Dead, Hundreds Hurt
Monday’s earthquake was centered in the town of Defne, in Turkey’s Hatay province, one of the worst-hit regions in the magnitude 7.8 quake that hit on Feb. 6.
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‘This Is a True Miracle': Watch as Man Rescued from Rubble in Turkey Learns Family's Fate
Watch as a man pulled from the rubble in Turkey asks to speak to his family.
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WATCH: Man Rescued 261 Hours After Earthquake in Turkey Makes First Call to Family
A man rescued from beneath the rubble in Turkey 261 hours after the earthquake hit, made his first phone call to his family after being pulled out and got some encouraging news.
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Woman Rescued From Turkey Earthquake Rubble After 222 Hours
Video of the rescue shows the 42-year-old woman being pulled up from under the rubble and carried out on a stretcher.
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Search for Earthquake Survivors Enters Final Hours in Turkey
The desperate search for earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria entered its final hours Monday as rescuers using sniffer dogs and thermal cameras surveyed pulverized apartment blocks for any sign of life a week after the disaster.
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Woman Pulled From Rubble 175 Hours After Earthquake in Turkey
A woman who was stuck in the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey for some 175 hours was rescued on Monday.
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Turkey Detains Building Contractors for Shoddy Methods as Quake Deaths Pass 33K
Turkish justice officials are targeting more than 130 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods after a pair of earthquakes collapsed thousands of buildings in southeast Turkey and northern Syria six days ago.
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DC Community Helps Victims After Deadly Quakes in Turkey, Syria
The death toll continues to climb in Turkey and Syria, and as desperation mounts to rescue survivors who have lost everything, people in our region have been dropping off donations. News4’s Derrick Ward has updates on those efforts.
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Survivors Still Being Found as Quake Death Toll Tops 28,000
Five days after two powerful earthquakes hours apart caused thousands of buildings to collapse, killing more than 28,000 people and leaving millions homeless, rescuers were still pulling unlikely survivors from the ruins. Although each rescue elicited hugs and shouts of “Allahu akbar!” — “God is great!” — from the weary men and women working tirelessly in the freezing temperatures to...
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10-Day-Old Infant Saved in Turkey
Rescue workers pulled a 10-day old infant from the wreckage of a collapsed building on Friday
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Rescuers Rejoice As More Quake Survivors Emerge From Rubble
Rescuers have pulled more than a dozen people alive from the shattered remnants of buildings after a catastrophic earthquake slammed Turkey and Syria.
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Embassy, Airline Organize Relief Flight to Turkey
Much needed aid from the D.C. area was sent to Turkey. News4’s Walter Morris reports the Turkish Embassy organized the relief effort, which is being transported by Turkish Airlines.
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Turkey Earthquake: Before and After Satellite Images Show Scale of Destruction
Satellite images released by Maxar Technologies illustrate the scope of the damage in Turkey, putting into context the challenges facing emergency crews.
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‘Disaster of the Century': Earthquake Death Toll Passes 20,000
Tens of thousands of people who lost their homes in a catastrophic earthquake huddled around campfires and clamored for food and water in the bitter cold, three days after the temblor and series of aftershocks hit Turkey and Syria, killing more than 20,000.
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How Long Can People Survive in the Rubble of an Earthquake?
How long can trapped people survive in the rubble of an earthquake?
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Pentagon Details Aid to Turkey After Devastating Earthquake
Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder today detailed the current U.S. military assets that have been deployed to assist Turkey in the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in the country.