Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Concerns continue to rise for ‘Istanbul Earthquake’ Cem CetingucPosted on16 February, 202416 February, 2024 Istanbul, Turkey – Earthquake fever has gripped Istanbul since last year’s disaster in southern Turkey, as … Continue ReadingConcerns continue to rise for ‘Istanbul Earthquake’
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Japanese architect constructs environmentally-friendly home for earthquake survivors Cem CetingucPosted on9 May, 2023 The installation of the “paper bobbin house,” designed by award-winning Japanese architect Shigeru Ban by … Continue ReadingJapanese architect constructs environmentally-friendly home for earthquake survivors
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Earthquake recovery tests Erdogan’s policies, popularity Cem CetingucPosted on8 May, 20238 May, 2023 The three months that have passed since devastating earthquakes laid waste to cities across southern Turkey have … Continue ReadingEarthquake recovery tests Erdogan’s policies, popularity
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey earthquake aftermath could cause environmental catastrophe with debris Cem CetingucPosted on7 April, 20237 April, 2023 It has been two months since the earthquake described as the “disaster of the century” hit Turkey’s … Continue ReadingTurkey earthquake aftermath could cause environmental catastrophe with debris
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Politics Turkey to Proceed with Elections Despite Disaster Zone Challenges Cem CetingucPosted on31 March, 2023 Last week, it became official: the number killed in February’s earthquakes in Turkey alone crossed … Continue ReadingTurkey to Proceed with Elections Despite Disaster Zone Challenges
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED UN: Earthquake Damages 20 percent of Turkey’s Food Production Cem CetingucPosted on31 March, 202331 March, 2023 The 7.8-magnitude quake on February 6, and its aftershocks, killed more than 55,000 people and … Continue ReadingUN: Earthquake Damages 20 percent of Turkey’s Food Production
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS UN reports massive job loss after Turkey-Syria earthquake Cem CetingucPosted on29 March, 202329 March, 2023 Hundreds of thousands of workers in Turkey and Syria have lost their livelihoods due to … Continue ReadingUN reports massive job loss after Turkey-Syria earthquake
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkish earthquake survivors observe Ramadan amid grief and devastation Cem CetingucPosted on28 March, 202328 March, 2023 For Nurettin Ozdemir, a grocery shop worker in the Turkish capital of Ankara, this year’s … Continue ReadingTurkish earthquake survivors observe Ramadan amid grief and devastation
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Life will gradually get back to normal after earthquake: Erdoğan Cem CetingucPosted on28 March, 2023 With the revival of the economy, industrial production and other activities, the return of locals to … Continue ReadingLife will gradually get back to normal after earthquake: Erdoğan
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED AFAD: Death toll surpasses 50,000 in Turkey’s earthquake Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 2023 At least 50,096 people died in the devastating Feb. 6 earthquakes that ripped through Türkiye’s … Continue ReadingAFAD: Death toll surpasses 50,000 in Turkey’s earthquake
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Erdogan: Turkey to Lose 104 Billion dollars due to Earthquakes Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 202322 March, 2023 The February earthquakes are expected to cost 104 billion dollars (~2 trillion Turkish liras) to … Continue ReadingErdogan: Turkey to Lose 104 Billion dollars due to Earthquakes
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey quakes cause $3.5bn insurance industry loss, says PERILS Cem CetingucPosted on22 March, 2023 A first estimate for the insurance and reinsurance market industry loss from the recent Kahramanmaras … Continue ReadingTurkey quakes cause $3.5bn insurance industry loss, says PERILS
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Struggling Turkish towns fight to keep businesses alive amid devastation Cem CetingucPosted on20 March, 2023 “People lost their homes, workplaces and cars on top of losing a wife, friend, brother, … Continue ReadingStruggling Turkish towns fight to keep businesses alive amid devastation
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Turkey’s earthquake aftermath leads to an even larger budget deficit Cem CetingucPosted on20 March, 2023 Turkey’s central government budget recorded a deficit of 170.56 billion lira ($8.99 billion) in February, … Continue ReadingTurkey’s earthquake aftermath leads to an even larger budget deficit
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Conference to gather donations aims to support earthquake relief efforts Cem CetingucPosted on20 March, 2023 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen kicked off a EU-hosted fund-raising event by promising … Continue ReadingConference to gather donations aims to support earthquake relief efforts
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Qatar to send 10,000 containers from World Cup to Hatay Cem CetingucPosted on13 March, 202313 March, 2023 As part of the efforts to shelter the survivors of the deadly Feb. 6 quakes, containers used … Continue ReadingQatar to send 10,000 containers from World Cup to Hatay
Categories Company & Industry General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey imposes one-time earthquake tax for recovery plan Cem CetingucPosted on11 March, 202311 March, 2023 Turkey has imposed a supposedly one-time additional tax on companies to fund earthquake recovery – … Continue ReadingTurkey imposes one-time earthquake tax for recovery plan
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Earthquake Exodus Endangers Turkish Manufacturing Cem CetingucPosted on11 March, 202311 March, 2023 Mehmet Alkan, a shoe-sole manufacturer in Turkey’s earthquake-hit south, doesn’t know what will become of … Continue ReadingEarthquake Exodus Endangers Turkish Manufacturing
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED AFAD to accept container donations for quake zone Cem CetingucPosted on9 March, 20239 March, 2023 In the aftermath of the deadly Feb. 6 quakes, the problem of shelters continues to … Continue ReadingAFAD to accept container donations for quake zone
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Turkey’s earthquake damage will exceed $100 billion: UN Cem CetingucPosted on9 March, 2023 Figure far in excess of World Bank’s $34 billion estimate; 7.8 magnitude quake in Turkish-Syrian … Continue ReadingTurkey’s earthquake damage will exceed $100 billion: UN
