Turkish minister promises swift reconstruction after earthquake
Turkish Environment and Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum has said Turkey will demolish buildings severely damaged by last week’s major earthquake and quickly start reconstruction.
"We...
Families call on ministry for conditional release of prisoners in provinces hit by earthquake
The families of prisoners held in the provinces of southeastern Turkey hit by a deadly February 6 earthquake have called on the Ministry of...
Turkish courts arrested 20 people due to ‘provocative’ posts about earthquake
Turkish courts have ruled for the arrest of 20 social media users due to their “provocative” posts on social media about a powerful earthquake...
Lack of clean water, toilets puts quake survivors, particularly children, at risk of disease:...
Thousands of people are without safe drinking water and sanitation facilities such as running water and toilets in Turkish provinces affected by a devastating...
Jailed academic not allowed to attend wife’s funeral
Academic Namık Kemal Karabiber, who is serving a prison sentence that he will complete in 17 days, was not allowed to attend his wife's...
33,000 buildings severely damaged in earthquake zone in Turkey: ministry
The Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate announced on Tuesday that 33,143 buildings in 13 provinces were severely damaged by last week’s earthquake...
Battle to save lives in field hospital after Turkey’s earthquake
After being trapped beneath rubble for 180 hours, 25-year-old Abir is now fighting for her life in a field hospital after a catastrophic earthquake...
More than 7 million children affected by Turkey-Syria quake: UN
More than seven million children have been affected by the massive earthquake and a major aftershock that devastated Turkey and Syria last week, the...
Turkey earthquake Europe’s worst natural disaster in ‘a century’: WHO
The World Health Organization said Tuesday that last week’s massive earthquake, the epicenter of which was in Turkey, constituted the “worst natural disaster” in...
Turkish Maarif Foundation signs MoU to take over Gülen-linked schools in Central African Republic...
The Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMV), a state-run education body, signed a memorandum of understanding with Central African Republic (CAR) officials on February 9 to...
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