WHO warns of worse secondary health crisis in quake zone
The WHO warned Wednesday of a secondary health crisis threatening to strike Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, which could...
Turkish gov’t restricts Twitter following deadly earthquake in Turkey, Syria
The Turkish government restricted Twitter on multiple internet providers following a deadly earthquake that killed thousands in Turkey and Syria, global internet monitor NetBlocks...
Turkish authorities detain 3 former civil servants due to Gülen links upon pushback by...
Three former civil servants who have been accused of links to the faith-based Gülen movement were detained in the western Turkish province of Edirne...
Erdoğan links deaths in major quake to ‘destiny’s plan’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday linked deaths in a massive earthquake that has claimed the lives of thousands in southern Turkey to...
Opposition leader holds Erdoğan responsible for devastating effects of massive quake
Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, leader of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), has blamed President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his ruling Justice and Development Party...
Sweden sends additional 30 mln SEK in humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit areas in Turkey...
Sweden on Tuesday allocated an additional 30 million SEK ($2.8 million) in humanitarian aid to areas affected by a deadly earthquake that killed thousands...
3 dead after migrant boat hits rocks off Greek island of Lesbos: report
Three migrants died and 16 others were rescued off the Greek island of Lesbos on Tuesday after a dinghy carrying them from the nearby...
‘Waiting for our dead’: Anger builds at Turkey’s earthquake response
With every passing moment, Ebru Fırat knows the chances dim of finding her cousin alive under the rubble of a flattened building in the...
Hope turns to despair in Turkey over lack of quake help
It is the last time Mesut Hançer will ever hold his 15-year-old daughter’s hand.
And despite the icy weather, he refuses to let it go,...
Millions of vulnerable refugees in Turkey-Syria quake zone
A devastating earthquake in the vicinity of the Turkish-Syrian border struck an area that is home to millions of refugees already battling desperate circumstances.
The...
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