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![World’s tallest man and smallest woman reunite](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
World’s tallest man and smallest woman reunite
Sultan Kosen measures 251cm and Jyoti Amge is smaller than the average two-year-old.
![Turkey Syria earthquake one year on: People struggle to survive in tents as rubble remains](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Turkey Syria earthquake one year on: People struggle to survive in tents as rubble remains
A year ago, the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake caused the loss of 59,000 lives.
![Gunmen take hostages at US company’s Turkish factory](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gunmen take hostages at US company’s Turkish factory
Public feeling against Israel and its main ally the US has risen in Turkey.
![$26m at sea: Passengers seek fraud charges against 3-year cruise that never was](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
$26m at sea: Passengers seek fraud charges against 3-year cruise that never was
Travellers have opened a collective claim fraud charges against a cancelled 3-year cruise.
![US cracks down on money flow to Iran-backed Houthis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
US cracks down on money flow to Iran-backed Houthis
Financial Times: Treasury imposes sanctions after Red Sea attacks.
![Olive-picking children killed in latest Syria shelling](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Olive-picking children killed in latest Syria shelling
Shelling latest violation of truce reached in March 2020 between Russia and Turkey.
![Continental trio top list of 10 most visited countries in 2023 so far](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Continental trio top list of 10 most visited countries in 2023 so far
Did you follow the crowds this year? Or venture off the beaten track?
![More travellers going to Turkey in 2023 according to tourism report](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
More travellers going to Turkey in 2023 according to tourism report
The country's tourist numbers are currently 73 per cent higher than in 2019.
![Custody battle leads to 18hr hostage situation at airport](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Custody battle leads to 18hr hostage situation at airport
More than 100 flights were cancelled and several rerouted during the 18-hour ordeal.
![The airline introducing 'child-free zones' on flights](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
The airline introducing 'child-free zones' on flights
An airline has made the controversial move, and it's sparked a wild debate.
![Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Turkey strikes suspected Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq
20 targets of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, were 'destroyed' in the operation.
![Airstrike on military airport in northern Iraq kills three](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Airstrike on military airport in northern Iraq kills three
The airport had recently been used as a place to train anti-terror units.
![Warnings before devasting Libya floods went unheeded](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Warnings before devasting Libya floods went unheeded
Experts had said floods posed significant danger to the dams protecting 90,000 people.
!['Incredible joy': Trapped US explorer rescued from Turkish cave](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Incredible joy': Trapped US explorer rescued from Turkish cave
Around 190 experts from around the world took part in the rescue mission.
![Rescue of researcher stuck 1000m inside Turkish cave could take days](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rescue of researcher stuck 1000m inside Turkish cave could take days
It could take days to bring Mark Dickey out of cave, one of the deepest in the world.
![Watch: Trapped explorer releases emotional video amid gruelling cave rescue](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Trapped explorer releases emotional video amid gruelling cave rescue
It could be days and possibly weeks before they are able to get him out of the cave.
![Rescue is on for sick American trapped 1000m deep in Turkish cave](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Rescue is on for sick American trapped 1000m deep in Turkish cave
Mark Dickey suffered a stomach bleed while on a caving expedition below southern Turkey.
![Death toll from fierce storms and flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria rises](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Death toll from fierce storms and flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria rises
Rescue teams have recovered the bodies of seven more people.
![How much would you pay for a child-free plane cabin?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
How much would you pay for a child-free plane cabin?
A Dutch-Turkish carrier has divided opinions, and aircraft cabins, with child-free fares.
!['Like a bomb exploded': Deadly heatwave, wildfires claim more victims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Like a bomb exploded': Deadly heatwave, wildfires claim more victims
Eighteen bodies discovered in region close to the Turkish border as blazes sweep through.
!['The world must respond': Russian 'terrorists' target Ukraine grain stores](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'The world must respond': Russian 'terrorists' target Ukraine grain stores
Russia has hammered Ukraine's ports with strikes since halting a grain deal.