Messages of support and condolences continue to pour into Türkiye from all over the world for the victims of the earthquakes, which are described as the 'disaster of the century'. Countries such as the United States, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, The United Kingdom, Qatar, Kazakhstan, Somalia, and Saudi Arabia, which have offered numerous aid to earthquake victims, continue to support disaster victims in Türkiye through donation campaigns and direct aid. In addition, foreign diplomats coordinated by the ambassadors of Sri Lanka, Algeria, Djibouti, Malta, Montenegro, and New Zealand to Ankara made donations for earthquake victims in Türkiye....
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Ersin Tatar and Prime Minister Ünal Üstel of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/143064/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-tatar-and-pm-ustel-of-the-trnc
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan at Vahdettin Mansion in Istanbul. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/143060/president-erdogan-meets-with-president-aliyev-of-azerbaijan
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....
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.