The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gaziantep/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:22:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Gaziantep | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/gaziantep/ 32 32 Some Israeli rescuers depart Turkey over safety fears, as locals fume at government https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-rescuers-depart-turkey-early-over-safety-fears-as-locals-fume-at-government/ Sun, 12 Feb 2023 14:14:09 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2949422 United Hatzalah says it was pressed to leave due to threats stemming from neighboring Syria and growing civil unrest; separately, IDF ends rescue efforts, focusing on medical care

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]]> ‘Waiting for our dead’: Turkey’s slow quake response leaves victims out in the cold https://www.timesofisrael.com/waiting-for-our-dead-turkeys-slow-quake-response-leaves-victims-out-in-the-cold/ Wed, 08 Feb 2023 06:15:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2946025 Relatives of people trapped under the rubble dig for their loved ones, with help from local police, as they wait for rescue team to arrive at collapsed building in Gaziantep

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]]> Quake toll passes 5,000 as rescue efforts in Turkey, Syria hampered by aftershocks https://www.timesofisrael.com/quake-toll-passes-5000-as-rescue-efforts-in-turkey-syria-hampered-by-aftershocks/ Tue, 07 Feb 2023 10:13:33 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2945144 Teams continue to search through unstable structures, with temperatures below freezing; survivors seek shelter wherever they can; health facilities in northern Syria overwhelmed

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]]> Minister offers Turkish mayor elephants for ancient Hebrew inscription https://www.timesofisrael.com/culture-minister-offers-turkish-mayor-elephants-for-ancient-hebrew-inscription/ Thu, 23 Feb 2017 04:39:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1567461&preview_id=1567461 Miri Regev tries to get back 2,700-year-old Siloam inscription, taken by the Ottomans and still held in Istanbul, marks direct evidence of Bible's account of King Hezekiah's tunnel-building in Jerusalem

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]]> Israeli basketball team gets security clearance for Turkey tip-off https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-basketball-team-gets-security-clearance-for-turkey-tip-off/ Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:33:44 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1566078 Ironi Nahariya to fly to Gaziantep on special plane with security team after Shin Bet initially balked at allowing players to travel to restive region near Syrian border

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]]> Shin Bet bars basketball team from game in Turkey https://www.timesofisrael.com/shin-bet-bars-basketball-team-from-game-in-turkey/ Wed, 15 Feb 2017 14:17:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1562430 Ironi Nahariya's game against Gaziantep on Syria-Turkey border scrapped due to 'exceptional' safety concerns

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]]> Turkey nabs Islamic State suspects planning ‘sensational’ attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/turkey-nabs-islamic-state-suspects-planning-sensational-attack/ Thu, 09 Feb 2017 13:17:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1558627 Four people detained as police seize 24 suicide bomb vests and 2 rifles in raid near border with Syria

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]]> Ankara bans public gatherings amid terror alert https://www.timesofisrael.com/ankara-bans-public-gatherings-amid-terror-alert/ Mon, 17 Oct 2016 19:41:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1481276 Governorate warns residents of Turkish capital that 'banned terror organizations preparing actions in our province'

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]]> Suicide bombers detonate in Turkish city during police raid https://www.timesofisrael.com/suicide-bombers-detonate-in-turkish-city-during-police-raid/ Sun, 16 Oct 2016 10:52:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1480786 Unclear how many casualties in Gaziantep attack, near Syrian border, amid operation against sleeper cell

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]]> In about face, Turkey admits ‘no clue’ who carried out wedding attack https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-about-face-turkey-admits-no-clue-who-carried-out-wedding-attack/ Mon, 22 Aug 2016 19:11:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1449631 After pinning blast that killed 54 on teen sent by Islamic State, PM says that information is 'unfortunately not right'

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]]> Turkey backtracks on claim wedding bombed by Islamic State teen https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-august-22-2016/ Mon, 22 Aug 2016 11:20:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1449308 Ankara says it has 'no clue' who carried out the bombing in Gaziantep that left 51 dead

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]]> At least 22 kids among dead in Turkey wedding bombing https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-least-22-kids-among-dead-in-turkey-wedding-bombing/ Mon, 22 Aug 2016 08:09:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1449182 Ankara scrambles to identify child suicide bomber who killed 51; majority of victims are under the age of 18; Rivlin condemns 'barbaric' attack

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]]> Death toll rises to 50 from ‘IS bombing’ at Turkey wedding https://www.timesofisrael.com/death-toll-rises-to-50-from-is-bombing-at-turkey-wedding/ Sun, 21 Aug 2016 10:21:56 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1448653 Erdogan says jihadist group 'likely' responsible for terror attack targeting heavily Kurdish area near Syrian border

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]]> Islamic State likely behind attack on wedding, Turkish president says https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamic-state-likely-behind-attack-on-wedding-turkish-president-says/ Sun, 21 Aug 2016 04:21:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1448570 Blaming jihadis for bombing that killed 30, Erdogan says 'no difference' between accused coup plotter Gulen, Kurdish insurgent group PKK and IS

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]]> 30 killed, scores injured, in bombing at wedding in Turkey https://www.timesofisrael.com/many-wounded-in-blast-at-turkish-wedding/ Sat, 20 Aug 2016 20:47:40 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1448498 Official blames Islamic State for suspected suicide attack in Gaziantep, near restive Syrian border

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