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‘I live in constant fear’: surge in giant sinkholes threatens Turkey’s farmers

Falling groundwater, extreme heat and water-intensive farming are accelerating land collapse, forcing a rethink in agricultural practices

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28

'I'm here to stay' – Matthew Richardson stuns with keirin victory at European Track Championships

Great Britain top medal table at five-day event in Konya, Turkey

Cycling Weekly · Feb 5

'It was a really hard-fought battle' - Britain's Matt Richardson delivers rare defeat to Dutch sprinter Harrie Lavreysen to win European sprint title

Josie Nelson breaks women's individual pursuit world record en route to gold in Konya

Cycling News · Feb 4

'It's a beast': Inside British rider Charlie Tanfield's preparation to try and break the UCI Hour Record

Brit set for world record attempt on Thursday in Konya, Turkey

Cycling Weekly · Aug 13, 2025

Why hasn't GB sent a full squad to this year's only Track Nations Cup?

Eight riders will represent GB in Turkey this weekend, with the women's endurance squad left at home

Cycling Weekly · Mar 13, 2025

'Third Way': Turkey's Whirling Dancers Celebrate Mystic Rumi's Tolerance

The skirts of whirling dervishes twirl in a symphony of disco colours celebrating mystic Sufi poet Rumi at a cultural centre in central Turkey's Konya.

International Business Times · Dec 19, 2023

A tale of two Rumis – of the East and of the West

Exactly 750 years after death, Jalaluddin Mohammad Rumi remains a mystery. Was he a Muslim scholar or spiritual pundit?

Al Jazeera · Dec 17, 2023

After surviving earthquake, Syrian family of seven dies in fire

The Syrian family had moved to the central region of Konya from the southeastern Turkish city of Nurdagi.

Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2023

‘I thought I was going to die’: Turkey quake survivors’ ordeal

Al Jazeera speaks to people pulled from the rubble at a hospital in Osmaniye about how they held on for help.

Al Jazeera · Feb 15, 2023

AP PHOTOS: Dervishes on mystic Rumi's path whirl for God

The robes of Turkey's whirling dervishes symbolize funeral shrouds, the cloaks a tomb and the hats a tombstone

The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022