Rescue teams and messages of support for Türkiye continue to arrive from all over the world for the survivors of the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş and affected ten provinces. Rescue teams and equipment continue to arrive in earthquake-affected areas from Australia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Algeria, China, France, South Africa, Georgia, India, England, Israel, Italy, Qatar, Kenya, Kuwait, Hungary, Macedonia, Mexico, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Taiwan, Tunisia, Ukraine, Oman, and Venezuela. Along with President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune of Algeria, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, who expressed their condolences for the disaster, Acting Minister...
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President Erdoğan inspected the ongoing search and rescue, as well as relief efforts in the earthquake-hit Hatay. Speaking to reporters following the inspections, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the number of people who have lost their lives as 9,057 and the number of injured as 52,979. Stressing that all the necessary measures will be taken to ensure no one is left under the rubble, President Erdoğan pointed out that the disaster management will be conducted in such a manner as to leave no victim behind. https://www.tccb.gov.tr/en/news/542/142852/president-erdogan-in-quake-hit-hatay
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan inspected the situation in the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş, the epicentre of the earthquake that affected ten provinces. After his inspections in the central district of Kahramanmaraş, President Erdoğan travelled to Pazarcık by helicopter, the epicentre of the 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Conducting an inspection in the district centre, President Erdoğan oversaw the efforts in the wreckage areas on site and visited the tent city established in Atatürk Park. President Erdoğan departed for Hatay by helicopter afterwards.
Visiting a tent city set up for earthquake victims in Kahramanmaraş, President Erdoğan inspected the ongoing search and rescue, as well as relief efforts in the province. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a speech following the inspections. Noting that the Kahramanmaraş-epicentered earthquake hit 10 provinces, President Erdoğan stressed that the country is faced with a massive disaster. Announcing the number of people who have lost their lives as 8,574 and the number of injured as 49,133, President Erdoğan added that 6,444 buildings collapsed due to the earthquake. Pointing out that the state has mobilized all its means and resources,...
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...
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...