Blinken: We are watching with concern Chinese military aid to Russia
US Secretary of State: Turkey and the United States side by side in common security issues
Blinken: NATO should expand and Finland and Sweden should join the alliance
Turkish Foreign Minister: We expect the US Congress to approve sending F-16 fighters
Turkish Foreign Minister: We stressed the need for the United States to end its support for the Kurdish People's Protection Units
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 5 km S of Palu, Turkey
World: One million Turkish citizens currently live in tents, prefabricated houses or some temporary shelter institution due to the two earthquakes on February 6, which have claimed at least 40,689 victims in the country
1 year ago.@SecBlinken landed in Turkey's Incirlik Air Base. Top U.S. diplomat kicks of his first official trip to Ankara. He will have a helicopter ride over the areas struck by the devastating Feb. 5 earthquake and will then observe the US relief effort out of the base
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 8 km SW of Yeşilyurt, Turkey
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 9 km ENE of Göksun, Turkey
Official death toll in Turkey earthquake tops 40,000
Khamenei: The devastating earthquake that affected Syria and Turkey was a tragic event. This is something that is related to all Muslims, and truly everyone should feel pained and saddened by such events
1 year agoTwo more people were rescued from rubble 296 hours later in Turkey's Antakya. Roughly 13 days later This makes everyone utterly sad because it shows the fact that many could have been saved if authorities reached the areas faster and had enough manpower
Earthquake (deprem) M2.9 strikes 25 km W of Antioch (Turkey)
1 year agoNATO must be ready for long standoff with Russia: Stoltenberg
This morning the Turkish army shelled the town of Tal Rifaat in Shahba region. According to first reports at least one elderly man was killed and another civilian wounded during Turkey's shelling (ANHA)
Earthquake (deprem) M3.4 strikes 27 km S of İskenderun (Turkey
A young girl was rescued from the rubble in the 248th hour of the earthquake in Kahramanmaraş.
Stoltenberg reiterates what he said at DefMin: "It's Turkey's decision alone." Cavusoglu says he does expect Erdogan to handle Finland's ratification separately from Sweden's. He acknowledges "positive steps" but says "Sweden's obligations have not been fully fulfilled
1 year agoNATO chief Stoltenberg, visiting Turkey, says his position remains that both Finland and Sweden have done everything they pledged to get Ankara's approval for membership. He reiterated the line that it's more important both are ratified ASAP than whether it happens together
Elazig was included in the scope of the cities affected by the earthquake and became the 11th province declared as a disaster area.
World Bank estimated making homes safe in Turkey would cost $465bn ; World Bank warned in 2021 that millions of private properties required 'urgent strengthening' and called for 'massive financing' to fund work
1 year agoDrone footage from Hatay, where half of the total buildings have collapsed according to an official tally
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - central Turkey
The twin earthquakes have become the deadliest in Turkey's modern history ; The death toll surpassed 35,000 tonight, killing more people than 1939 Erzincan quake
Percent of the destroyed buildings were built before 1999. — President Erdogan
We provide 100 thousand lira cash aid to the relatives of our citizens who lost their lives in the earthquake for their urgent needs. — President Erdogan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 6 km W of Göksun, Turkey
1 year agoBodies of 1126 Syrians who died in Antakya were handed over to Syrian authorities at the border gate. Number is expected to increase. Acc to official figures, death toll in Syria is 3500, but this number does not include unregistered burials. Actual figure is much larger
Turkish Foreign Minister: It is not true that there was an influx of refugees from Syria to southern Turkey after the earthquake
