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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan came to power 20 years ago riding a wave of public outrage toward the previous government’s handling of a deadly earthquake. Now, three months away from an election, Erdogan’s political future could hinge on how the public perceives his government’s response…

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Reports of attacks on businesses and robberies are coming in from regions impacted by Monday’s earthquake, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday, adding he “will not leave any room for abuse.” Under the declared state of emergency, the government has “secured the authorities it needs” to crackdown on these…

ANKARA: Presiden Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan berkata adalah mustahil untuk bersiap sedia menghadapi malapetaka seperti gempa bumi kuat yang melanda negara itu pada Isnin yang mengorbankan lebih 9,000 orang, namun berikrar akan berusaha sedaya-upaya untuk menyelamatkan nyawa rakyat. “Ada kekurangan... Mustahil untuk bersedia menghadapi bencana besar seperti itu. “Kami tidak…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan faces his biggest political test in May, with pressure higher on him after Monday's quake - Copyright AFP Adem ALTAN Raziye Akkoc The stakes could hardly be higher for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Just three months before the biggest test of his political career, a…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has conceded "shortcomings" after criticism of his government's response to the massive earthquake that killed over 15,000 people in Turkey and Syria. The sprawling scale of the disaster that flattened thousands of buildings, trapping an unknown number of people, has swamped relief operations already hampered…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to visit areas impacted by Monday’s powerful earthquake, as rescue workers persevere with their mission to free people trapped under the rubble. His visit will include the city of Kahramanmaraş and Hatay province near the powerful quake’s epicenter, according to the Turkish president’s office. Erdogan earlier declared…

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces devastated by two earthquakes that killed more than 7,800 people and left a trail of destruction across a wide area of southern Turkey and neighbouring Syria. A day after the quakes hit, rescuers working in harsh…

Egypt’s Sisi Speaks with Erdogan, Assad and Sends Military Planes with Aid Civil defense workers and security forces search through the wreckage of collapsed buildings in Hama, Syria, on Monday. (Omar Sanadiki/AP) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi spoke with Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian president Bashar Al-Assad on Tuesday…

ISTANBUL, Feb 7 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan declared on Tuesday a three-month state of emergency covering Turkey's 10 southern provinces hit by devastating earthquakes, and called it a disaster zone in a move meant to bolster rescue efforts. The move came as the death toll from Monday's two major…