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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“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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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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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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Turkey’s gendarmerie special forces detain earthquake volunteers in Hatay
Members of the Turkish gendarmerie’s special forces on Monday threatened earthquake volunteers from a feminist group and a left-wing party ...
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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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