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Maraş earthquakes: AFAD issues a statement on how the dead will be buried

Maraş earthquakes: AFAD issues a statement on how the dead will be buried

Bodies not identified will be buried within 24 hours after their DNA samples, fingerprints, and photos are taken.

8 February 2023

How to help the animals in the earthquake struck areas?

How to help the animals in the earthquake struck areas?

Several NGOs set up initiatives to help the animals in need.

8 February 2023

Fire in İskenderun Port brought under control

Fire in İskenderun Port brought under control

The Directorate of Maritime Affairs announced that the fire that started in the containers toppled in the earthquake was brought under control. Another problem in the district is the sea level rise.

8 February 2023

LGBTI+ and trans people in Gaziantep avoid assembly areas due to hate speech

LGBTI+ and trans people in Gaziantep avoid assembly areas due to hate speech

LGBTI+ and trans people face discriminatory rhetoric and have difficulty finding safe spaces, Mehmet an LGBTI+ activist in Gaziantep states.

8 February 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Fire fighting continues in İskenderun Port on day two

Fire fighting continues in İskenderun Port on day two

The fire in the Limak Port in İskenderun started in the containers that toppled in the earthquake.

8 February 2023

'This place seems abandoned to its fate. There is no state or government here'

'This place seems abandoned to its fate. There is no state or government here'

Anger is mounting in Türkiye, with many in the country criticizing that the authorities' response to the Maraş earthquakes is slow and inadequate.

8 February 2023

At least 7,108 deaths in Türkiye, 2,470 in Syria in Maraş earthquakes

At least 7,108 deaths in Türkiye, 2,470 in Syria in Maraş earthquakes

At least 40,910 people are injured, and 8,000 have been pulled under the debris.

8 February 2023

Maraş earthquakes: Will State of Emergency affect elections?

Maraş earthquakes: Will State of Emergency affect elections?

"The provisions are very clear. The parliament can only postpone elections due to war" says Associate Professor Didem Yılmaz from Bilgi University.

7 February 2023

MP dies in earthquake

MP dies in earthquake

Yakup Taş, Adıyaman MP of AKP, lost his life in the earthquake.

7 February 2023

Kılıçdaroğlu: 'We will not accept your bureaucratic blocking this time'

Kılıçdaroğlu: 'We will not accept your bureaucratic blocking this time'

The opposition leader declared in his visit to the earthquake-hit areas that the government fails in their rescue and relief efforts and that they themselves will take up rescue and aid efforts.

7 February 2023

State of Emergency declared in ten earthquake-hit cities

State of Emergency declared in ten earthquake-hit cities

Türkiye is using every means available for the rescue efforts after the earthquakes that hit the south of the country stated Erdoğan and also announced that SoE will be issued in 10 cities until May 7.

7 February 2023

Earthquake updates: 3,549 people lost their lives in Türkiye

Earthquake updates: 3,549 people lost their lives in Türkiye

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 occurred centered Pazarcık, Maraş at 04:17 on Monday. Another 7.6 earthquake centered Elbistan, Maraş, only ten hours later, and 312 aftershocks hit the same region.

7 February 2023

First night in Diyarbakır: 'This earthquake has killed us'

First night in Diyarbakır: 'This earthquake has killed us'

People in Diyarbakır spent the first night after the earthquakes in tents, mosques, schools, wedding halls, in the streets, or in their cars.

7 February 2023 Roza Yiğit

Fire in İskenderun Port not yet put out

Fire in İskenderun Port not yet put out

A fire broke out yesterday in the toppled containers at the İskenderun International Port following the earthquake.

7 February 2023

At least 1,444 people died in Syria in Maraş earthquakes

At least 1,444 people died in Syria in Maraş earthquakes

80 buildings collapsed in Cindires and 30 in Afrin.

7 February 2023

Schools closed for one week after earthquakes hit Türkiye

Schools closed for one week after earthquakes hit Türkiye

Minister of Education announced school closures for the whole country until February 13.

6 February 2023

AFAD: 3,381 died, 20,426 injured in 10 cities

AFAD: 3,381 died, 20,426 injured in 10 cities

The death toll reached 3,381 in Türkiye and the number of buildings reported as having collapsed is more than 11 thousand.

6 February 2023

Public buildings collapse, historical buildings damaged in Maraş earthquakes

Public buildings collapse, historical buildings damaged in Maraş earthquakes

The Latin Catholic Church in İskenderun, and the 17th century Yeni Cami mosque in Malatya are among those damaged.

6 February 2023

Death toll rises to over a thousand in disastrous Maraş earthquakes

Death toll rises to over a thousand in disastrous Maraş earthquakes

At least 1.762 people lost their lives, 12.068 were injured, and 5.606 buildings collapsed.

6 February 2023

The cold in the earthquake-hit area: Lowest temperature forecast -5⁰C

The cold in the earthquake-hit area: Lowest temperature forecast -5⁰C

Severe weather conditions make conditions even more difficult both for the rescuers and those who have to leave their homes and stay out.

6 February 2023

How can you help the earthquake struck area?

How can you help the earthquake struck area?

Most needed materials are heaters, sanitary pads, blankets, bedlinen, and hygiene kits. The Red Cresent calls for people to donate blood.

6 February 2023

New 7.6 earthquake in Maraş

New 7.6 earthquake in Maraş

Southeast Türkiye was hit by a second 7.6 earthquake, centered in Elbistan, Maraş, following the first deadly earthquake earlier this morning.

6 February 2023

Call for solidarity with migrants in earthquake-affected provinces

Call for solidarity with migrants in earthquake-affected provinces

More than one million migrants from Syria live in the ten cities most affected by the deadly earthquake that hit the south of Türkiye this morning.

6 February 2023

Erdoğan: Death toll in earthquake in Türkiye 912 so far

Erdoğan: Death toll in earthquake in Türkiye 912 so far

The President held a press conference in the AFAD Coordination Center.

6 February 2023

Earthquake destroys only runway of Hatay Airport

Earthquake destroys only runway of Hatay Airport

Authorities have previously been warned that the airport would be built on a fault line. Aid and rescue flights are currently prevented from landing at the airport.

6 February 2023 Evrim Kepenek

7.7 magnitude earthquake hits southeastern Türkiye, at least 912 deaths in 10 cities

7.7 magnitude earthquake hits southeastern Türkiye, at least 912 deaths in 10 cities

At least 912 people lost their lives, 5.385 were injured, and 2.470 have been found alive under the rubble of collapsed buildings, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated.

6 February 2023

Father of three sent back to Syria for buying 5 packages of smuggled cigarettes

Father of three sent back to Syria for buying 5 packages of smuggled cigarettes

The Interior Ministry of Türkiye sent back over 500 thousand Syrians in the last eight months, making them sign a return document, involuntarily in many cases.

3 February 2023 Ruken Tuncel

Çambükü villagers resisting building plans on meadows and arable fields win at first instance

Çambükü villagers resisting building plans on meadows and arable fields win at first instance

The villagers had sued the plan to build an Organized Industrial Site on the land they have been cultivating since 1995.

3 February 2023

Kurdish Co-Mayors of two districts sentenced to over 6 years imprisonment

Kurdish Co-Mayors of two districts sentenced to over 6 years imprisonment

Co-Mayors of Kızıltepe and Savur of Mardin were sentenced to 6 years and 3 months of imprisonment each for "being members of a terrorist organization" in the case filed after trustees were appointed to replace them in 2019.

3 February 2023

Türkiye's main opposition bloc unveils government program

Türkiye's main opposition bloc unveils government program

The 244-page document promises reforms in many areas while making no mention of the rights of the Kurds and LGBTI+s.

31 January 2023

'Program of Table of Six a judicial reform, but does not go into the Anti-Terror Law'

'Program of Table of Six a judicial reform, but does not go into the Anti-Terror Law'

Veysel Ok from Media and Law Studies Association says the Memorandum of Understanding on Common Policies announced by the opposition alliance is important but deficient.

31 January 2023 Hikmet Adal

MP questions secret witness statement in HDP closure case

MP questions secret witness statement in HDP closure case

HDP Group Deputy Chairperson asked in a parliamentary motion why a secret witness emerged just at the time when Constitutional Court asked for evidence from Prosecutor's Office of Court of Cassation and before the blocking of the treasury funds to be granted to the party.

30 January 2023

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