Syria and Turkey

How Turkey’s dangerous course in the Middle East fuels massacres - opinion

Ankara has created, sustained, and directed a well-established network of Islamist proxies.

|ByVEYSI DAG
Members of the Kurdish forces hold a portrait of Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler which reads "Shame on the killers of innocents in the Sheikh Maqsud neighborhood" during a protest in the Kurdish-controlled northeastern city of Qamishli on January 13, 2026.
Armored personnel carriers stand outside a compound of the Syrian army's new 80th Division in northwest Syria, June 3, 2025.

Syrian army starts training in Turkey, while Ankara gains influence over Damascus gov't - analysis

Forty-nine Syrians have begun training in Turkey, as part of a new program that will allow Syrian troops to use Turkish military barracks and academies.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Shanty houses painted in primary colours are pictured crowding the deep gullies and steep cliffs in Altindag, a suburb on the slopes outside central Ankara.

Turkish charity shop worker allegedly sexually abusing Syrian refugees - BBC

The charity shop owner claimed it was physically impossible that he had committed sexual assault, as he only had one testicle and only four women had accused him.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
The Bayraktar Akinci, a long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) developed by Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar, is displayed at the 55th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 16, 2025.

Turkey to send Syria weapons in exchange for greater reach against Kurdish group - report

Syria has reportedly elected to only use the equipment on its northern border, to avoid further stoking the already tense relations with neighboring Israel.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS

Israeli and Turkish organizations join to bring 60 tons of supplies to earthquake victims

Over 20 Israeli and Turkish organizations will coordinate to deliver food, medicine, clothing, equipment and more to hundreds of thousands of victims.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Volunteers help load humanitarian supplies to be distributed to victims of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

The disaster after the earthquake: How conditions in Turkey can cost more lives

A lack of water and sanitation, as well as the frigid temperatures, could continue to cost lives in the regions devastated by the earthquake.

FEBRUARY 9, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
People sit around a fire near the site of a collapsed building, as the search for survivors continues, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Kahramanmaras, Turkey February 9, 2023.

Turkey leader acknowledges earthquake relief problems as death toll passes 12,000

Erdogan faces crescendo of criticism over response • ‘Lack of capabilities’ in war-hit Syria quake zone too

FEBRUARY 9, 2023ByREUTERS
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan talks to media in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, February 8, 2023.

Small miracles in Turkey as residents suffer brutal conditions

Civilians are reliant on rescue efforts to help bounce back from the devastation of the earthquake.

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByMICHAEL STARR
Volunteers share an emotional moment as they take part in a rescue operation following an earthquake in Hatay, Turkey February 8, 2023.

Syrian doctor says scale of injuries from earthquake is more devastating than from the war

500 people are entering the hospital daily, but the hospital is running out of medical supplies.

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByREUTERS
A still image from video, released by Russia's Defence Ministry, shows people including Russian military personnel involved in a search and rescue operation after a devastating earthquake in the region of Latakia, Syria, in this image taken from handout footage released February 7, 2023.

WHO sending medics and supplies to Turkey and Syria earthquake zone

FEBRUARY 8, 2023ByREUTERS
Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), attends a news conference at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland May 3, 2019

Groups racing against time to provide aid to Syria after earthquake - analysis

As planes arrive in Damascus, locals and aid organizations are worried about the slow pace of aid and equipment reaching northwest Syria.

FEBRUARY 8, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A man reacts in the aftermath of an earthquake, in rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria February 7, 2023.

Syria earthquake: Hundreds of families still under rubble - rebel rescuers

At least 1,444 people were killed in Syria and about 3,500 injured following the earthquake that also killed nearly 3,000 in Turkey.

FEBRUARY 7, 2023ByREUTERS
People gather on the rubble as the search for survivors continues, in the aftermath of the earthquake, in Aleppo, Syria February 7, 2023.

Russian rescuers to fly to Syria and Turkey after huge earthquake

Putin spoke by phone with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad and Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan to express his condolences over the death and destruction brought by the earthquake.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023ByREUTERS
People search for survivors under the rubble following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey February 6, 2023.

Decade of war in Syria leaves earthquake victims vulnerable, without aid - analysis

The entire area affected by the earthquake is a center for refugees and displaced Syrians who were already suffering after a decade of war in Syria.

FEBRUARY 6, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Rescuers work at the site of a damaged building, following an earthquake, in rebel-held Azaz, Syria February 6, 2023.