The 'dodgy' Turkey clinic that forces Brits to sign a bogus contract threatening to fine them $10,000 if they speak out about botched surgeries

found 2025 › Apr › 02 (Wed) @ 19:25 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The clinic brokers treatments from mummy makeovers to penis enlargements for international patients in Izmir, claims to be 'internationally distinguished'.

Man pulled alive from Myanmar earthquake rubble after five days

found 2025 › Apr › 02 (Wed) @ 15:40 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Twenty-six-year-old rescued from hotel in Naypyidaw as agencies call for increased aid before monsoon

A man has been pulled alive from the rubble of a hotel in Myanmar, five days after the country’s w…

The boozy truth about life in Troy: Wine was an 'everyday drink' for almost EVERYONE in the ancient city, study finds

found 2025 › Apr › 02 (Wed) @ 14:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Just about everyone in Turkey's ancient city was a wine drinker - whether or not they belonged to the upper classes or the common masses, report scientists in Germany.

Council of Europe to send mission to Turkey amid ‘democratic backsliding’

found 2025 › Apr › 02 (Wed) @ 12:25 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

The Council of Europe's Congress held an urgent debate after Erdogan arrested his main opposition leader, Istanbul’s Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu

Myanmar earthquake: man pulled alive from rubble after five days as looming monsoon sparks urgent call for aid

found 2025 › Apr › 02 (Wed) @ 05:15 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

A 26-year-old man was rescued from hotel in capital Naypyidaw, long after disaster that has killed thousands

A man was pulled alive from the rubble of a hotel in Myanmar on Wednesday, five days after …

Meta faces ‘substantial’ fine for not complying with Turkey’s gag orders

found 2025 › Apr › 01 (Tue) @ 18:10 UTC

a story from Politico EU › Politico EU

Turkish authorities are cracking down on online speech amid massive civil unrest.

I tried all-inclusive for the first time at luxury Turkey clifftop hotel for a bargain price - and I'll never go back to self-catering

found 2025 › Apr › 01 (Tue) @ 16:10 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Chris Mooney checks in to the adult-only TUI Blue Seno hotel, which is 'carved into the rockface of the Turquoise Coast in Turkey'.

Turkey’s young ‘hope of millions’ held in jail as Erdoğan cracks down on protests

found 2025 › Mar › 30 (Sun) @ 08:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Popular student demonstrator Berkay Gezgin, 21, snatched off street by police outside office of detained Istanbul mayor

When 21-year-old Berkay Gezgin left the interior of Istanbul city hall, a squad …

Turkey says Swedish journalist detained on terror charges and for ‘insulting the president’

found 2025 › Mar › 30 (Sun) @ 08:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Joakim Medin, who works for the Dagens ETC newspaper, was arrested on Thursday when his plane landed

A Swedish journalist who was detained on his arrival in Turkey to cover protests over the jailing …

Autocrats behaving badly: Trump emboldens global strongmen

found 2025 › Mar › 30 (Sun) @ 08:50 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

From Turkey to Israel, leaders make the most of a world without US censure