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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...

Academic detained over criticism of Turkey’s post-earthquake response

A Turkish academic has been detained due to his comments on social media criticizing the way the government has been handling search and rescue...

UAE pledges $100 million in quake relief to Syria, Turkey

The United Arab Emirates on Tuesday pledged $100 million to Syria and Turkey, one of the largest sums yet following a massive earthquake that...

ECtHR faults Turkey over death of Berkin Elvan during Gezi Park protests

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has found a rights violation in the death of teenager Berkin Elvan after being hit by a...

2 Turkish journalists under investigation due to criticism of government’s post-quake response

Turkish prosecutors have launched investigations into two journalists due to their critical coverage of the government’s response to two powerful earthquakes that claimed thousands...

Turkey introduces app to combat online ‘disinformation’ in wake of major earthquake

The Turkish government has introduced a smartphone application allowing users to report people who are believed to have produced or disseminated fake news or...

Turkey’s İskenderun port on fire after powerful earthquake

Dozens of cargo containers were on fire for the second day running on Tuesday in Turkey's quake-hit southern port city of İskenderun, Agence France-Presse...

Turkey detains 4 over ‘provocative’ social media posts about earthquake

Turkish police on Tuesday said they had detained four people over "provocative" social media posts following a massive 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey, Agence...

Turkish gov’t slammed for inaction despite earlier warnings about possible quake

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has come under fire over a massive earthquake that killed more than a thousand people in the...

Biden ‘deeply saddened’ by Turkey, Syria quake; pledges US aid

US President Joe Biden said he was "deeply saddened" and promised his country's assistance Monday after a major 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria,...

Iraqi Kurdistan suspends oil exports through Turkey after quake

Iraqi Kurdistan said it was suspending oil exports through Turkey as a precaution after a deadly earthquake rocked its northern neighbor and Syria before...

Germany ‘shocked’ by quake in Turkey and Syria, will send help: Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised aid on Monday after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria, killing hundreds of people as they slept, Agence...

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