Delivering remarks during a visit to the earthquake-hit Kahramanmaraş, President Erdoğan said: “We are about to take concrete steps regarding permanent houses. We will break ground and begin building 45,067 houses in Kahramanmaraş in March. We will be taking in March the first step to build 200 thousand houses in the 11 provinces.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli were briefed on the continuing search and rescue, as well as relief efforts in the earthquake-hit Kahramanmaraş. Speaking to reporters in Kahramanmaraş, President Erdoğan pointed out that 10 thousand container houses have already been erected...
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Speaking at AFAD Coordination Center in Hatay, President Erdoğan, as regards the 10 provinces that the latest two earthquakes had hit, said: “We will revive all our cities with their houses, workplaces, industries, agriculture, historical and cultural values, not allowing the slightest regression or the slightest neglect.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan delivered remarks following the meeting held at the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) Coordination Center in Hatay. Earlier in the day President Erdoğan and Chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli visited the earthquake-hit sites in Hatay. Afterwards, President Erdoğan met with...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan left for Hatay to assess the damage caused by the Kahramanmaraş-centred earthquakes. Following his meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at Esenboğa Airport, President Erdoğan boarded a plane bound for Hatay. On his visit, President Erdoğan is accompanied by the Chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli. After completing inspections in Hatay, President Erdoğan will also oversee the situation in Kahramanmaraş.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan received U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at Esenboğa Airport in Ankara. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/142998/president-erdogan-receives-u-s-state-secretary-blinken
Disaster relief continues to pour into Türkiye from different countries and organizations around the world for the victims of the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş and affected 10 provinces. The United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, Germany, Bahrain, Palestine, Iraq, Qatar, Libya, Pakistan, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Yemen and Greece, which have so far supplied various aid to Türkiye for the survivors of the earthquakes, described as the ‘disaster of the century', maintained their assistance today. In addition, the International Tennis Federation (ITF), the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, and Arab Non-Governmental Organizations have also supported...
Numerous countries continue to provide Türkiye with support for those devastated by the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes centred in Kahramanmaraş, affecting 10 provinces. The cash aid raised during the donation campaign organised in the United Arab Emirates and the in-kind aid from Ecuador has arrived in Türkiye today for the survivors of the earthquakes described as the "disaster of the century." In addition, President Milo Đukanović of Montenegro, President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania, Prime Minister Najib Mikati of Lebanon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada and Head of Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh conveyed their condolences to President Erdo...
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh of the Government of National Unity of Libya at Vahdettin Mansion in İstanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/142992/president-erdogan-meets-with-pm-dbeibeh-of-libya
The Disinformation Bulletin, dated February 16-17, 2023, drafted daily by the Presidency's Directorate of Communications, Centre for Combating Disinformation and pointing out the truth of the news containing disinformation about the Kahramanmaraş Earthquake is released. The bulletin stated that the claim shared on certain social media accounts that "The IFRC did not offer Türkiye earthquake aid” does not reflect the truth and that on February 7, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched an emergency appeal for international aid of 70 million francs for earthquake-affected Türkiye and Syria, which was later increased to 200 million francs. The...
Numerous countries and international organisations continue to provide Türkiye with aid and support for the survivors of the earthquakes that were centred in Kahramanmaraş and struck ten cities. For people devastated by the earthquakes that our country has suffered and described as "the worst natural disaster of the century," additional aid and messages of condolence have been received today from various nations worldwide. The United States, Azerbaijan, the United Arab Emirates, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iraq, the United Kingdom, Spain, Israel, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Pakistan, Senegal, and Greece all contributed additional help in this regard. The FIFA Foundation, the EU,...