Turkey

Syria in the Dark
By William Tucker Hart
November 15, 2011 - 3:12pm
Turkey threatens to cut off supplies of electricity to its neighbor

Turkey threatens to cut off supplies of electricity Tuesday morning to its neighboring country Syria. The Damascus regime found itself immense pressure from Turkish, Arab, North American, and European governments for its continuous deadly crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators.

Earthquake in Turkey Leaves Many Searching for Lost Loved Ones
By Joshua Karnett
October 24, 2011 - 2:41pm
Reports say hundreds dead, thousands injured

Rescue workers used shovels, heavy machinery and their bare hands to remove the rubble remaining from a 7.2 magnitude earthquake which hit Ercis, Turkey and Van, Turkey early Sunday morning, according to CNN.com.

Libya releases U.S. journalists
By Andrew MacLeod ...
March 21, 2011 - 5:37pm
Four journalists captured by forces in Libya arrived safely in Tunisia.

The families of four New York Times journalists who were captured last week by pro-government forces in Libya can rest easy this morning, according to CNN.

The government of Turkey intervened to oversee the release of the journalists, who have arrived safely in Tunisia.  They are currently staying in the Turkish embassy.  

Finding the hearths
By Kathleen Hessman
November 19, 2010 - 12:00am
If you're not going home for the holidays but crave an affordable home-cooked meal, check out these seven cozy local restaurants.

One day out of the year, we get together with people we love, share a meal and give thanks. But as students, not all of us can go home to our families for Thanksgiving. I set out on a mission: to find local restaurants open on Thanksgiving with great meals under $25. The catch? Each restaurant must have a fireplace, just like home. Home might not always be where your family is, but the hearth may just remind you of where you’re from.

SU to open abroad center in Istanbul, Turkey
By Shayna Meliker
September 22, 2010 - 12:52pm
This spring, the new program will bring students to Turkey's largest city.

Syracuse University launches its eighth SU Abroad location this spring: in Istanbul, Turkey. 

The department will host an information session with the program’s director, Erika Wilkens-Sozen, at 4 p.m. today in 225 Eggers Hall.

The new center, docked on the waterfront campus of the private Bahçeşehir University, will offer classes that include European Union studies, film, engineering, religion and Middle Eastern studies. The program starts Feb. 1 with a seminar called “Istanbul, the City,” and runs through June 22.

51 dead in Turkey after earthquake
By Alessondra Parra
March 8, 2010 - 4:06pm
Plus, Federal jobs bill would send $3 billion in aid to NY, and Orange basketball drops to No. 3.

An earthquake in southeastern Turkey collapsed homes killing 51 people and injuring 71.  The quake registered a 6.0 magnitude at the Turkish earthquake monitoring center.  Aftershocks registered magnitudes of up to 5.5, hours after the quake.  The quake struck in Elazig providence, and hit the village of Okular hit worse, according to Ozcan Yalcin, press secretary for the province's governor.

Man dies in Syracuse's second homocide of 2010
By Alyssa Norwin
March 8, 2010 - 11:01am
Plus, "The Hurt Locker" wins Best Picture and Turkey earthquake kills more than 50 people

A man was shot in the head while driving on East Genesee  St. last night.  Police later declared his death Syracuse's second homocide of 2010, according to The Post-Standard.  The first occurred in January 2010. 

The shooter was a man driving in another car that pulled up next to Vernel Hills, 27, and fired several shots.  Hills was taken to Upstate University Hospital. He died there later in the night.