President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan travelled to Kahramanmaraş to inspect the areas affected by the Elbistan and Pazarcık centred earthquakes. President Erdoğan, who flew from Esenboğa Airport to Kahramanmaraş, inspected the earthquake-affected areas and began coordinating the efforts on the ground. President Erdoğan first received information about the earthquake-related works from Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu and other officials at Kahramanmaraş Airport. President Erdoğan was accompanied by AK Party Deputy Chairmen Binali Yıldırım and Numan Kurtulmuş, Presidency’s Director of Communications Fahrettin Altun, and Presidential Spokesperson İbrahim Kalın. President Erdo...
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The Prime Ministers of Germany, United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Armenia called President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and conveyed their wishes for recovery due to the earthquakes centred in Kahramamnmaraş, affecting 10 provinces. Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands and Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia called President Erdoğan, conveying their condolences for those who lost their lives and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.
Following the earthquakes, the epicentre of which was the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş and affected ten provinces in total, disaster support has been arriving from many countries. USA Representative of the US to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield stated that she was "deeply saddened" by the loss of life caused by the earthquakes impacting Türkiye and Syria and that the United States "stands ready to provide assistance." Underlining that US President Joe Biden authorised an immediate US response to those affected by the earthquake, Thomas-Greenfield said, "I echo the UN Secretary-General's call to the international community to urgently increase...
Making statements on the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes at the State Information Coordination Center, President Erdoğan said: “We declare the 10 provinces hit by earthquakes to be an area of disaster affecting the public life. By the power vested in us by Article 119 of the Constitution, we have decided to declare state of emergency in order for search and rescue operations and the following efforts to be carried out rapidly. We will quickly complete the Presidency and National Assembly processes regarding this decision, which is to cover the 10 provinces and remain in effect for a period of three months.” President Recep...
Azerbaijan sends field hospital to Türkiye Azerbaijan will send two humanitarian aid planes to victims of the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş and affected ten provinces. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan, two planes carrying humanitarian aid materials will soon depart for Türkiye on the instruction of President Ilham Aliyev. According to the statement, one of the planes has a fully equipped field hospital. Azerbaijani doctors will work at this hospital that will be built in one of the earthquake zones. In the other aircraft, there are materials such as...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan declared seven-day national mourning following the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes affecting ten provinces, the epicentres of which were in the Pazarcık and Elbistan districts of Kahramanmaraş. The circular published with the signature of President Erdoğan stated, “A seven-day period of national mourning has been declared in Türkiye following the earthquakes that occurred on February 6, 2023. Our flag will be hoisted at half-mast throughout our country and in our foreign missions until sunset on Sunday, February 12, 2023.”
Delivering remarks on the earthquake that hit Kahramanmaraş and its neighboring provinces, President Erdoğan said: “Our state has taken action with all its institutions starting from the moment of the earthquake, and the governorates have immediately mobilized all their means in their own provinces.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was briefed on the earthquake that hit Kahramanmaraş and its neighboring provinces by the officials at the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD). “Our state has taken action with all its institutions starting from the moment of the earthquake, and the governorates have immediately mobilized all their means in...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered a speech at an opening ceremony in Aydın. Underlining that founding the Republic, transition to democracy and achieving development initiatives were not easy for Türkiye, President Erdoğan said: “Ghazi Mustafa Kemal established our glorious Republic by fighting against the invaders. We have raised our country to its present level by fighting against imperialist colonialists in all areas throughout our lives, especially in the past 20 years. When we look behind the disasters we suffered from in the first century of our Republic, we see the same dirty hands, the same dirty scenarios,...
Holding a joint press conference with Kosovar PM Kurti, President Erdoğan said: “We attach great importance to Kosovo building peaceful relations with all of its neighbors. In this regard, we support the dialogue between Kosovo and Serbia, and expect the parties to display a peaceful and constructive stance.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Albin Kurti of Kosovo held a joint press conference following their meeting. Reiterating his sorrow as well as his wish for a speedy recovery over the flood that hit the north of Kosovo last week, President Erdoğan stated that the Turkish nation...