Turkey’s War on Water
Robin Fleming After over a decade of war, crisis has penetrated every aspect of Syrian life: from the political and ...
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Medya News Daily Review: 15 March 2023
Turkish President Erdoğan and his ruling AKP have sought alliances with Hüda-Par and the New Welfare Party (YRP) in recent ...
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“You were absent”- HDP MP slams Turkish government for failed earthquake response
The Turkish government was absent from the worst-hit province of Hatay for several days after the 6 February earthquakes, said ...
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Slow military response to earthquakes dismissed by Turkish defence minister
Turkey’s Defence Minister, Hulusi Akar, dismissed criticisms regarding the Turkish army’s insufficient disaster relief efforts in earthquake-hit areas, and claimed ...
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HDP officials hold heated march against Red Crescent corruption
Pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) co-chairs Pervin Buldan and Mithat Sancar, with several lawmakers from their party's parliamentary group, marched ...
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Earthquakes diary: Syria | In the aftermath of a disaster
*updated on 17 March On 6 February, a series of devastating and massive earthquakes with epicentres in southern Turkey also ...
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Turkish police attack left-wing party members at Red Crescent scandal protest
The Turkish police attacked members of the Turkey Workers’ Party (TİP) at a rally on Sunday evening, held to protest ...
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Erdoğan asks for blessing from earthquake survivors, dismisses allegations on Red Crescent
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan caused an angry backlash after he asked for blessing from residents of the Adıyaman district, ...
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Turkey’s earthquake-hit regions need urgent support against heavy mental-health toll
The trauma of the 6 February twin quakes that hit 10 provinces in Turkey’s south will lead to a mental ...
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Authorities in quake-hit Elbistan in rush to remove rubble before Erdoğan’s visit
The authorities in the Elbistan district of Turkey’s southeastern Kahramamaraş province have been busy over the weekend removing the rubble ...
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