ANKARA, Turkey -- At least 10 firefighters and rescue workers were killed Wednesday and many others injured while battling a wildfire in northwestern Turkey, the forestry minister Ibrahim Yumakli said.

Turkish officials say Syria’s interim government has requested Turkey’s help to boost its defense capabilities.

At least 10 forestry and rescue workers have been killed while battling wildfires in Turkey's central Eskisehir province. Some 24 forest workers and volunteer rescue personnel were left "trapped inside the fire" following a change in the direction of the wind, Turkey's Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said in a post on X.

Turkey will directly intervene to stop any attempt to fragment Syria and will prevent any attempts by militants to obtain autonomy after clashes in southern Syria, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday.

Syria’s interim government has requested Turkey’s help to boost its defense capabilities, Turkish officials say

The wife of the architect of the October 7 massacre was smuggled out of Gaza and remarried in Turkey, it has been reported. Samar Muhammad Abu Zamar, the wife of Yahya Sinwar, slipped out of the enclave using a fake passport and carrying significant amounts of cash, sources in Gaza told Ynet, an Israeli news website.

From US natural gas to Southeast Asian oil and and uranium in Sub-Saharan Africa, Turkey is on a global hunt for energy and commodities, leveraging its growing foreign policy clout for an edge in the competition for resources.

The Turkish company Roketsan unveiled its first hypersonic ballistic missile, the Tayfun Block 4, on the opening day of the International Defense Industry Fair