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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Kurdish, Turkish diaspora protest against Turkish government’s failing post-quake response
Protests took place in London, Berlin and Paris this weekend against the Turkish government’s poor disaster relief response following the ...
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Far-right leader quits Beşiktaş membership over football fans’ growing outrage against government
Turkey’s far-right Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) announced on Sunday that its leader Devlet Bahçeli had resigned from Beşiktaş football club, ...
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Authorities warn against collateral disasters after new 5.6 tremor rocks Turkey’s Malatya
An earthquake struck Turkey’s eastern province of Malatya at 12:04 local time on Monday, causing new buildings to collapse, Turkish ...
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Kurdish-led autonomous administration in Syria calls for international action against Turkish aggression
The Kurdish-led autonomous administration in northern Syria on Saturday called on the international community to impose targeted and severe sanctions ...
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“Apocalyptic” – UN executive’s description of scenes in Turkey’s quake zone
Following his visit to earthquake-stricken Hatay province in southern Turkey last week, the head of the United Nation's World Food ...
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Turkey’s earthquake region now at risk of extreme drought
Turkey’s earthquake-stricken Adana province is at risk of drought with low water levels in its dams, the Turkish media reported ...
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Turkish National Assembly rejected three previous earthquake motions
It was revealed in the aftermath of the 6 February devastating disaster in southeastern Turkey that the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s ...
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Rubble waste from earthquakes may devastate local environment
Serious environmental problems, especially in the soil, wetlands, streams, and rivers may occur unless the 200 million tons of rubble ...
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Turkish opposition leader furious over lack of aid in quake zones
Turkey’s Disaster Management Authority (AFAD) did not send enough aid to the earthquake zone because many materials in its inventory ...
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