Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party said it will send a delegation to meet Abdullah Ocalan, head of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), in jail on Wednesday for a second time as part of a political effort to end a decades-long conflict.

A survivor of a fire that raged through a 12-storey hotel at a popular ski resort in northwestern Turkey described his frantic escape.

Turkish authorities have ramped up investigations and detentions of opposition figures, with three such actions on Monday alone, raising concerns about a widening crackdown on dissent against the government.

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.

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.

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.

Borussia Dortmund were beaten finalists in the competition last season, but the loss on Tuesday was the club's fourth successive defeat in all competitions.

Witnesses have described standing helplessly and paralyzed by the horror of people screaming for help or jumping out of windows as flames tore through a 12-story hotel at a popular ski resort.

In recent years, the European Cycling Championships have been organized simultaneously with various other sports. The European Games were a reality: in 2018, the event was held on Scottish soil for the first time.