Turkey’s Erdogan indicates May elections to go ahead despite quake
Issued on: 01/03/2023 - 13:25
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that his government still intends to hold elections a month earlier than…
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Turkey’s Erdogan asks for forgiveness over quake rescue delays
Issued on: 27/02/2023 - 14:44
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday asked for forgiveness over rescue delays while visiting one of the areas hit hardest by the…
View from Aleppo: ‘Syrians are angry with the West’ over lack of earthquake aid
With international aid still struggling to reach Syria two weeks after the devastating February 6 earthquakes, calls are mounting for Western countries to lift diplomatic sanctions on the Syrian regime and…
Fighter jets, quakes, NATO stakes: Are US-Turkish ties on a reset?
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Monday came in the wake of the devastating earthquakes that have rattled the Turkish leader’s projection of his country…
‘The United States is here’: US Secretary of State visits Turkey earthquake zone
Issued on: 20/02/2023 - 07:21
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday announced further aid to Turkey and said Washington would provide longer term help to…
Turkey ends earthquake rescue efforts in all but two provinces
Issued on: 19/02/2023 - 15:45
Turkey has ended rescue efforts in all provinces except the two hardest hit by last week's massive quake that killed tens of thousands of…
Turkey-Syria death toll tops 45,000; three found alive 13 days after quakes
Issued on: 18/02/2023 - 12:38
More than 45,000 people have been killed in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria, and the toll is expected to soar with some 264,000…
‘No doctors, no clinics near them’: French and Turkish medics visit Turkey’s rural areas
Issued on: 18/02/2023 - 12:20Modified: 18/02/2023 - 12:23
Turkey's hospitals are full of patients injured in the earthquakes, and many of the millions left homeless in…
‘A political quake as well’: Will Turkey’s calamity rattle Erdogan’s rule?
Issued on: 16/02/2023 - 19:54
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared last week’s earthquake the deadliest catastrophe since the country’s inception a century…
UN launches $1 billion appeal to help Turkey earthquake victims
Issued on: 16/02/2023 - 17:32
The United Nations launched an appeal for $1 billion Thursday to help victims in Turkey of last week's catastrophic earthquake that killed…