Rescuers cheer and chant 'God is Great!' as family of 5 pulled from rubble in hard-hit town in Gaziantep; Erdogan dubs quake 'disaster of the century'

Turkish leader visits disaster area, vows citizens will be cared for; amid harsh winter, time to save victims running out in both countries

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

Facing election, Turkish president seems set to be only holdout after Hungary agreed to vote in Sweden and Finland to alliance; says 'no one has the right to humiliate the saints'

Sakir Ozkan Torunlar mentions Temple Mount status quo, but not Palestinians, in speech; President Herzog invites Erdogan to Israel

Announcement signals counterterrorism cooperation between the two countries at a time of tensions over Erdogan's threat to launch an offensive against the Syrian Kurds

Turkish leader, who has mediated between the warring sides in the past, set to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky later in the day

Despite recent gains, top 6 opposition heads failing to capitalize on veteran leader's relative weakness, impeded by his stranglehold on media and courts

Irit Lillian, key player in the two countries' reconciliation, to fill post vacant since 2018; Turkey's ambassador expected to officially begin in January

Turkish president's odd assertion does not appear to have any basis in fact; in fact, Qatar tournament saw widespread backing for Palestinians