Turkish Agriculture Minister’s comments on deadly floods draw backlash
Turkey's Agriculture and Forestry Minister Vahit Kirişçi said that as a result of the recent deadly floods in the southeast ...
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Quake survivors’ outrage against Turkish government grows after deadly floods
The death toll from Tuesday’s devastating floods that hit Turkey's southeastern Kurdish provinces has risen to 15 as of Thursday, ...
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Floods in Turkey: Quake-hit provinces face second calamity, 10 dead
Ten people have died and seven have gone missing in flash floods following heavy rainfall on Tuesday in Turkey’s earthquake-stricken ...
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Turkey’s earthquake survivors asked to vacate touristic facilities they are using as shelters
Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) has asked survivors of the 6 February twin earthquakes to vacate tourism facilities ...
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Turkish governor resigns in earthquake-hit Adıyaman
Mahmut Çuhadar resigned from his post as the governor of Turkey’s southeastern Adıyaman (Semsûr) province on Friday, citing health reasons. ...
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Purple aid trucks set off for Turkey’s earthquake zone as Women’s Day approaches
"Purple Trucks" filled with aid collected by the Free Women's Movement (TJA), Peoples' Democratic Congress (HDK), and Peoples' Democratic Party ...
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Earthquake survivors in Turkey suffer from lack of clean water
There is a severe lack of clean water in the quake-hit provinces in Turkey, according to the latest reports from ...
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Kurdistan Red Crescent renews call for earthquake aid
The Kurdistan Red Crescent Society, Heyva Sor a Kurdistanê, has updated its appeal to the international community for the aid ...
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Newly released audio proves dozens died waiting for AFAD under rubbled hotel in Turkey
A newly released audio shared by Serbestiyet news site shows dozens of people died under the rubble of a collapsed ...
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Lower rainfall exacerbates severe drought in Turkey
The low occupancy rate of Istanbul's dams, which has fallen to nearly 35 per cent as a result of a ...
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