Home sales in Turkey climbed 20.6% in 2024 compared to a year ago, even as sales to foreigners tumbled 32.1%, Turkish Statistical Institute data showed on Tuesday.

No country has as much to gain from a stable Syria as Turkey, and few have as much to lose if it implodes. Turkey is home to more than 3m Syrian refugees, and wants Syria to be safe enough for many to return.

A fire at a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey killed at least at least 10 people and hospitalized 32 others, officials said.

Turkey has emerged as one of the most influential power brokers in Syria after rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad last month, ending his family's brutal five-decade rule.

The fire in the 12-story hotel was reported at 3:27 a.m., and the fire department began to respond at 4:15 a.m., a government official said.

A fire broke out at a hotel at a ski resort in northwestern Turkey on Tuesday killing at least 10 people and hospitalizing 32 others. There were more than 200 people staying there at the time. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

As it became increasingly clear that Syrians were not imminently leaving Turkey, the Turkish government formalized the Temporary Protection Regulation in 2014. It allowed Syrian nationals access to the Turkish education and health care systems and laid the groundwork for them to pursue employment if they could secure work permits.

The pre-dawn blaze broke out at a popular resort during a school break. Some survivors spoke of terrifying escapes.

"Recent developments show that Turkey is evolving into an increasingly authoritarian atmosphere, where the opposition's chance of winning elections is becoming less likely," said political analyst Berk Esen of Sabanci University.

A fire at a ski resort hotel overnight killed at least 10 people and injured 32 others in northwestern Turkey, authorities said on Tuesday, as TV footage showed crews fighting flames and smoke that engulfed the 11-storey building.

A West Virginia man is facing kidnapping charges after allegedly stalking his ex-girlfriend and holding her at knifepoint while in route to Turkey Hill, accordi