Earthquake recovery: Why Turkey could miss Erdogan’s reconstruction deadline
CEYDA CAGLAYAN and BURCU KARAKAS, of Reuters, report…
Turkey’s Erdogan faces struggle to meet Syrian refugee promise
Ankara, TurkeyReuters President Tayyip Erdogan played up his plans to repatriate a million Syrian refugees as he rode a wave of nationalism to his third decade in power, but he could struggle to make good on the promise as conflict lingers on in neighbouring Syria. Erdogan, long seen as an ally by Syrian opponents of […]
Turkey’s Erdogan prevails in election test of his 20-year rule
Istanbul, TurkeyReuters President Tayyip Erdogan extended his two decades in power in elections on Sunday, winning a mandate to pursue increasingly authoritarian policies which have polarised Turkey and strengthened its position as a regional military power. His challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, called it “the most unfair election in years” but did not dispute the outcome. Turkish […]
Explainer – Turkey election 2023: What’s at stake in the runoff?
Reuters Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan aims to extend his rule into a third decade in an election on Sunday, with the momentum seen in his favour in the runoff vote after a first round showed him ahead of his challenger, Kemal Kilicdaroglu. Already buoyed by a parliamentary majority won by his Islamist-rooted AK Party and […]
Turkey Red Crescent head resigns following controversy over quake tents
Ankara, TurkeyReuters The head of the Turkish Red Crescent resigned on Friday, the relief association said, three months after controversy emerged over the selling of tents to a charity in the first days after devastating earthquakes in Turkey. The magnitude 7.8 quake shook a huge area in southern Turkey in February, causing more than 54,000 […]
Turkey faces challenge “beyond comprehension” to clear earthquake rubble
Antakya, Turkey Reuters After the deadliest earthquake in its modern history, Turkey faces the daunting task of disposing of hundreds of millions of tonnes of rubble, some of it potentially harmful. The 6th February earthquake and aftershocks left at least 156,000 buildings either completely collapsed or damaged to the point where they require demolition, Turkish […]
New Turkey quake kills one person, flattens more buildings
Osmaniye, Turkey Reuters An earthquake shook south-east Turkey on Monday, killing one person, injuring 110 and causing 29 buildings to collapse, Turkish authorities said, triggering frantic work to rescue several people believed trapped in rubble. The latest aftershock, with a magnitude of 5.6 and depth of 6.15 kilometres, hit three weeks after a massive quake […]
Six killed after latest earthquake shakes Turkey-Syria border
Antakya, Turkey Reuters Six people were killed in the latest earthquake to strike the border region of Turkey and Syria, authorities said on Tuesday, two weeks after a massive quake killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. Monday’s quake, which struck just as the rescue work from the […]
Earthquake response: How a hasty rebuild could leave Turkey at risk of another quake disaster
CEYDA CAGLAYAN and CAN SEZER, of Reuters, reports on calls for careful planning before rebuilding takes place in the aftermath of the earthquake which devastated large parts of the country…
Fresh quake hits Turkey-Syria border area two weeks after disaster
Antakya, Turkey Reuters Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake which killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. Monday’s quake, this time with a magnitude of 6.4, was centred near the […]