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Over 3,400 dead, 14,500 injured in Turkey, Syria after powerful earthquake
Ankara: At least 2,316 people were killed, over 13,293 were injured, 5,606 buildings collapsed, and hundreds remain fearful of being trapped under the rubble after a earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter…
- World
UK deploys emergency response teams to tackle Turkey quake
London: The UK government said on Monday that it will immediately deploy emergency response teams to Turkey to assist with rescue efforts in the wake of the country’s worst earthquake in decades.…
- Middle East
Second powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.6 hits Turkey within 24 hours
Ankara: A new earthquake of 7.6 magnitude earthquake hit the Elbistan district in Turkey’s Kahramanmaras province on Monday afternoon, the Anadolu Agency reported. This is the second quake in the past 24…
- India
Govt sending medical teams, relief supplies to earthquake-hit Turkey
New Delhi: The government on Monday decided to immediately dispatch search and rescue teams of the National Disaster Response Force, medical teams and relief material to earthquake-hit Turkey following Prime Minister Narendra…
- India
India’s 140 cr people with Turkey in its crisis: PM Modi
Bengaluru: Expressing concern and shock over the massive earthquake that hit Turkey on Monday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that India’s “140 crore people are with the victims of the earthquake in…
- Middle East
6 killed, 36 injured in traffic accident in Turkey
Ankara: Six people were killed and 36 others injured in a traffic accident in the western Turkish province of Afyonkarahisar. A passenger bus overturned after the driver lost control of the bus…
- Middle East
Turkey’s inflation eases for third month to 57.68%
Ankara: Turkey’s annual inflation eased for the third month in a row, recording a 57.68-percent growth in January, official data showed. Meanwhile, consumer prices registered a month-on-month growth of 6.65 percent in…
- Middle East
Norway bans protests to burn copies of Quran after Turkey summons envoy
Norwegian police on Thursday banned a protest that planned to burn copies of the Holy Quran on Friday, in front of the Turkish embassy in Oslo, hours after the Turkish Foreign Ministry…
- World
‘Turkey won’t approve Sweden’s NATO bid as long as Quran-burning protests continue’
Ankara: Turkey will not approve Sweden’s bid to join NATO as long as it continues to allow Quran-burning protests, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, adding that his country looks positively on Finland’s…
- Middle East
Germany, Italy close Istanbul consulates over security concerns in Turkey
Istanbul: Germany and Italy have joined the growing list of Western countries having their consulates in Istanbul temporarily closed over security concerns, as Turkey is on high alert against possible retaliation for…
- Middle East
Turkey’s tourism revenues soar in 2022
Ankara: Turkey’s tourism revenues reached $46.28 billion in 2022, registering a year-on-year increase of 53.4 per cent, according to figures released by the Turkish Statistical Institute. Nearly 44.56 million foreign tourists visited…
- World
Turkey may evaluate NATO applications of Finland, Sweden separately: FM
Ankara: Turkey could evaluate Finland’s NATO bid separately from Sweden’s bid to distinguish “between a problematic country and a less problematic one,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. “If NATO and these…
- World
Turkey on high alert against possible terror attacks on Western targets
Ankara: Turkey has raised its security measures to highest level against possible Islamic State (IS) and al-Qaida retaliation on Western targets in the country, the Turkish Interior Ministry said. “Evaluations were made…
- World
Turkey may respond ‘differently’ to Finland’s NATO bid: Prez
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Turkey may respond “differently” to Finland’s NATO bid in a way that would “shock” Sweden, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported. “We may respond…
- Middle East
Turkey summons Danish envoy for allowing Quran burning
Ankara: Turkish Foreign Ministry on Friday summoned the Danish ambassador to Ankara, Danny Annan, for allowing a demonstration that included the burning of a copy of the Quran in front of a…
