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UN: World after Earthquake Was Slow to Send Aid to Syria

The international community and the Syrian government did not act quickly last month to help people in need in the opposition-held northwest after a deadly earthquake hit Türkiye and Syria, a UN commission said Monday. The Feb. 6 magnitude 7.8 earthquake and strong aftershocks that ravaged southern Türkiye and northwestern…

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Türkiye’s Quake Toll Tops 48,000 as Govt Races to Build Container Cities

The death toll in Türkiye from last month's major earthquakes has risen to 48,448, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Monday, as authorities rush to set up container cities to house for the longer-term those left homeless by the disaster. The combined death toll including those killed in Syria has…

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56,000 Syrians Leave Türkiye for Good After Feb. 6 Quake

Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said around 56,000 Syrians in Türkiye have voluntarily returned to their home country since the Feb. 6 earthquake. He added that some Syrians who live in Türkiye “have lost their families, houses, and businesses in the earthquake.” Some Syrians who were affected have expressed their…

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Türkiye to Continue Normalization Talks with Assad Regime within Days

Türkiye confirmed its intention to continue the normalization talks with the Syrian regime in the coming period, expressing its hope that Damascus would understand its concerns about the presence of the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) near its borders. Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar asserted that Ankara will continue the…

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Quake Death Toll Nears 48,000 in Türkiye, 6,000 in Syria

The head of Türkiye’s disaster and emergency management agency has raised the country's death toll from a magnitude 7.8 earthquake last month to 47,975. Yunus Sezer said during a news conference on Saturday that the people who died included 6,278 foreigners, with Syrian nationals accounting for the largest share. The…

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Erdogan Sets Türkiye Election Date for May 14

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. who is seeking to extend his two-decades in power, on Friday formally set the country’s parliamentary and presidential elections for May 14 — a month earlier than scheduled despite last month’s devastating earthquake. The elections could be the country’s most significant vote in decades.

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Türkiye Lira Flat after Overnight Tumble to Record Low of 19.8 vs Dollar

Türkiye’s lira, which is prone to sharp swings before regular trading hours, was flat early on Friday, after dropping 4.25% to a record low of 19.80 against the dollar overnight. The lira stood at 18.9575 at 0439 GMT, same as its closing level on Thursday. Overnight, it firmed up some…

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Iran Supports Rapprochement Between Türkiye, Syria

Iran said Wednesday it supports a rapprochement between Türkiye and Syria and the return of relations to their normal status. This came as Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu announced that the deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Türkiye, Syria and Iran are meeting in Moscow next week as part of the…

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Women's Day rallies call for abortion rights, equal pay and an end to Afghanistan's 'gender apartheid'

Rallies, conferences and events marking International Women's Day take place across the globe, focusing on abortion, equal pay and an end to gender repressive laws in countries including Afghanistan and Iran.

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Deputy FMs of Türkiye, Syria, Iran, Russia to Meet Next Week, Cavusoglu Says

The deputy foreign ministers of Russia, Türkiye, Syria and Iran are meeting in Moscow next week, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday, ahead of planned talks between foreign ministers later. Cavusoglu said his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian wanted to join the talks between Türkiye, Syria and Russia, and…

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Turkish Earthquake Survivors Reconsider Election Loyalty to Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could have relied on strong voter backing from Cigdemtepe and other villages and towns across southeast Türkiye in the past, but a huge earthquake and a slow rescue response has made once loyal support more uncertain. There are signs his AK Party (AKP) is increasingly…

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Türkiye Earthquake Damage Set to Exceed $100 Bln, Says UN Agency

Damage caused by a devastating earthquake in Türkiye will exceed $100 billion, a UN Development Program official told a press briefing on Tuesday ahead of a major donor conference next week. "It's clear from the calculations being done to date that the damage figure presented by the government and supported…

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Turks Look to History and Foresee Rebirth of Ancient Antakya from Earthquake Ruins

Remnants of ancient Abrahamic history were destroyed when an earthquake flattened much of Antakya in southern Türkiye last month, but many hope the city can rise from the rubble as it has done over centuries of disasters and conquests. Established by the Seleucid Empire in 300 BC, Antakya, formerly Antioch,…

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Türkiye's Anti-Erdogan Bloc Vows to Reverse His Legacy

Türkiye's opposition alliance has vowed to reverse many of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's policies if elected in a vote expected May 14, and on Monday named Republican People's Party (CHP) chair Kemal Kilicdaroglu as their presidential candidate. The six-party Nation Alliance promises to return to a parliamentary democracy, roll back…

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Türkiye's Opposition Leader Looks to Emerge from Erdogan’s Shadow

Stuck in Recep Tayyip Erdogan's shadow throughout his career, Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu believes his time may have come after suffering repeated election defeats and scorn from the man who has dominated politics for two decades. An opposition alliance on Monday named Kilicdaroglu, chairman of the Republican People's Party…

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Türkiye’s Opposition Names Kilicdaroglu to Take on Erdogan in Election

Turkish opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu emerged on Monday as the main challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in landmark elections expected on May 14, after a six-party alliance picked him as expected as its presidential candidate. Kilicdaroglu, 74, head of the country's second-biggest party, aims to emerge from Erdogan's shadow…

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A Month after Quake, Survivors Need Shelter, Sanitation

One month after a powerful quake devastated parts of Türkiye and Syria, hundreds of thousands of people still need adequate shelter and sanitation, and an appeal for $1 billion to assist survivors is only 10% funded, hampering efforts to tackle the humanitarian crisis, a United Nations official said Monday. The…

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Saudi Arabia Deposits $5 Bln in Türkiye's Central Bank

Saudi Minister of Tourism and Chairman of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) Board of Directors Ahmed Aqeel Al-Khateeb signed an agreement with Türkiye to deposit $5 billion in the country’s Central Bank, the Saudi Press Agency reported Monday. The agreement was signed with the Governor of the Turkish Central…

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Türkiye Says Working to Renew Black Sea Grain Deal

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday that Ankara is working hard to extend a UN-backed initiative that has enabled Ukraine to export grain from ports blockaded by Russia following its invasion. The Black Sea Grain Initiative brokered by the United Nations and Türkiye last July allowed grain to…

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Türkiye's Inflation Seen Falling to 55% In February

Türkiye's annual inflation should slow to 55.5% in February even as prices continue to rise on a monthly basis driven by higher prices of food and services, while it is expected to end the year at 45%, according to a Reuters poll on Monday. Inflation has been stoked by a…

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Türkiye earthquake's 'utter destruction' recounted by Australian firefighter in search and rescue mission

Australian firefighter Natalie Tarrant is specially trained in search and rescue, but nothing could have prepared her for what she experienced when arriving in earthquake-devastated Türkiye.

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Türkiye's IYI Party Signals Withdrawal from Opposition Alliance

Türkiye's nationalist IYI Party leader Meral Aksener said on Friday the six-party opposition alliance of which her party was a member no longer reflected the national will, signaling her party's withdrawal from the grouping ahead of May elections. Aksener told a news conference that the IYI Party's proposed presidential candidates,…

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Turkish Migration Department Denies Transferring 600,000 Syrians to Istanbul

The Turkish Migration Management denied allegations that 600,000 Syrians were transferred from earthquake-stricken regions in the country’s south, east and southeast to Istanbul. It also denied that the cost of their transport was covered by official authorities, while Turkish citizens had to pay for public transportation.

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Turkish Opposition Alliance Says it Will Announce Election Candidate on Monday

Türkiye’s six-party opposition alliance said it will announce on Monday its joint candidate to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the presidential election, little more than two months before the vote is set to be held. Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that elections will be held on May 14, sticking to…

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KSrelief Continues to Send Aid to Victims of Earthquake in Syria

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) continued to provide aid to the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Syria and Türkiye last month. On Wednesday, it distributed 11,156 blankets and mattresses in Aleppo’s Afrin and Jindires, as well as the city of al-Bab. The aid will…

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