Answering the questions of Kathimerini, one of the leading Greek newspapers, about the earthquakes affecting 11 provinces in Türkiye and described as the "disaster of the century," Presidency's Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun said, "Currently, our government has no priority but to meet the needs of our citizens and to reconstruct our cities affected by the earthquake." Emphasising that the two biggest earthquakes in Türkiye since 1939 occurred around 9 hours apart and that two very large earthquakes hit the country, Director of Communications Altun said, "Both of these earthquakes were stronger than the one that struck the Marmara region in 1999....
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Aid organised by many institutions in numerous countries continues to pour in Türkiye for the victims of the earthquakes, which are described as the "disaster of the century." Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Algeria, Iraq, Switzerland, Italy, Canada, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, Egypt, Senegal and Serbia continue to support earthquake victims, and aid organised by different institutions and organisations in different cities of those countries continue to reach disaster victims in Türkiye today. Within the scope of the support, the famous model Bella Hadid also visited the Turkevi Centre in New York to help the earthquake victims in Türkiye. ...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had a videoconference with President Emmanuel Macron of France. President Macron offered his condolences over the earthquakes in Türkiye. President Erdoğan thanked President Macron for France’s solidarity and support in this period. The two leaders also discussed the relations between Türkiye and France.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan spoke by phone with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. The call addressed the earthquakes in Türkiye and the developments regarding the Russia-Ukraine war, which started a year ago. President Erdoğan thanked President Putin for displaying solidarity with Türkiye over the earthquakes. President Erdoğan stressed the need for achieving a just peace to prevent further loss of life and destruction. Expressing Türkiye’s sincere wish for the revival of the agreement reached in Istanbul, President Erdoğan pointed out that Ankara stands ready to provide every kind of support in this...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidential Council’s Bosnian Member Denis Bećirović, Croatian Member Željko Komšić and Serbian Member Željka Cvijanović at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/143045/president-erdogan-meets-with-members-of-bosnia-and-herzegovina-presidential-council
The call addressed the earthquakes in Türkiye and the developments regarding the Russia-Ukraine war, which started a year ago. President Erdoğan thanked President Zelenskyy for displaying solidarity with Türkiye over the earthquakes. President Erdoğan stated that Türkiye stood ready to provide any kind of contribution it could to shape peace and produce a solution based on ceasefire and negotiations in the Russia-Ukraine war, which entered its second year.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili of Georgia at the Presidential Complex. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/143039/president-erdogan-meets-with-pm-garibashvili-of-georgia
The in-kind and in-cash disaster aid sent to Türkiye from around the world for those affected by the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş and affected 11 provinces continues uninterruptedly. Aid for those affected by the earthquakes described as the "Disaster of the Century" continues to flow in from countries such as Egypt, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Senegal, Qatar, North Macedonia, Kuwait, Tunisia, France, Djibouti, Greece, as well as the Islamic Community of Kosovo, Rhodes, and the Symi Islands. While some of the aid facilitates earthquake victims' access to health products and their distribution in container cities, some of it is...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and First Lady Emine Erdoğan visited the children given treatment at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Cebeci Hospital after having been rescued injured in the earthquakes that hit Kahramanmaraş and its neighboring provinces. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/143032/president-erdogan-visits-quake-victim-children-at-hospital