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President Erdoğan, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine talk over phone

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 Erdoğan meets with PM Garibashvili of Georgia

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

Türkiye continues to receive messages of support and condolences from all over the world

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 Erdoğan visits quake-victim children at hospital

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

“We are determined to turn our cities into safe and peaceful living environments”

Speaking in the quake-hit İslahiye district of Gaziantep, President Erdoğan said: “With a new understanding, we are determined to turn our cities into safe and peaceful living environments.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli visited the earthquake-hit İslahiye district of Gaziantep. Following his inspections, President Erdoğan delivered remarks at İslahiye Disaster Coordination Center. “We produce solutions to citizens’ expectations, about accommodation in particular, while meeting their urgent needs,” President Erdoğan noted, and added: “Within next two months, we are beginning the construction of 200 thousand houses across our...

“We will revive Gaziantep by protecting its historical identity”

Speaking in quake-hit Nurdağı, President Erdoğan said: “We will revive Gaziantep in a stronger manner by protecting its historical identity and demographic structure.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Chairman of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Devlet Bahçeli visited the quake-hit Nurdağı district of Gaziantep. Wishing Allah’s mercy on the people who lost their lives in the earthquakes and a speedy recovery to the injured, President Erdoğan said: “We are rapidly finding solutions to our citizens’ urgent needs while also taking steps that will permanently solve their other problems.” Announcing that construction of 270 thousand housing units...

“We are planning to revive our villages within a year”

Delivering remarks in the earthquake-hit Osmaniye, President Erdoğan said: “We are planning to revive our villages within a year, just like our cities. We will build a total of 70 thousand houses in our villages together with their stables, gardens and parks, in accordance with their original architecture, and will deliver them to their owners.” President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) Chairman Devlet Bahçeli paid a visit to the earthquake-hit Osmaniye. Making a speech during the visit, President Erdoğan noted that the 6.4 and 5.8-magnitude earthquakes yesterday caught him and Mr. Bahçeli in Kahramanmaraş,...

Messages of support and condolences continue to pour in from around the world

Disaster relief in kind and cash continue to pour in from around the world for those devastated by the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes centred in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, affecting 11 provinces. Relief in kind and cash continues to pour in from many countries, including USA, Uganda, United Arab Emirates (UAE), NATO, France, Somalia, Qatar, Malaysia, Ukraine, Ghana, Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina for the victims of the earthquakes, which are described as the 'disaster of the century'. Some of the aid focuses on the reconstruction of the region, while others promote the employment of earthquake victims in disaster-affected areas. In addition to...

“We will be taking in March the first step to build 200 thousand houses in the 11 provinces”

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...