Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics AKP/Kabaktepe: Opposition exploits tragedy for political gain Cem CetingucPosted on2 March, 2023 Following devastating earthquakes in Türkiye, which claimed over 45,000 lives, Osman Nuri Kabaktepe, the Istanbul provincial … Continue ReadingAKP/Kabaktepe: Opposition exploits tragedy for political gain
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Relocation efforts start for ‘risky houses’ in Istanbul Cem CetingucPosted on2 March, 2023 Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has announced that risky housing units in Istanbul will be relocated to two … Continue ReadingRelocation efforts start for ‘risky houses’ in Istanbul
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Massive Evacuation Efforts Underway as 2 Million Flee Quake-Hit Provinces Cem CetingucPosted on2 March, 2023 The number of people who were evacuated from the 11 quake-hit provinces has exceed 2 … Continue ReadingMassive Evacuation Efforts Underway as 2 Million Flee Quake-Hit Provinces
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED WHO Director pays a visit to earthquake zone Cem CetingucPosted on1 March, 2023 In a show of solidarity, WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has arrived in Gaziantep and Hatay … Continue ReadingWHO Director pays a visit to earthquake zone
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Building inspections made ‘on paper’: Experts Cem CetingucPosted on28 February, 2023 Building inspection companies rent engineer diplomas and inspections are carried out on paper instead of on site, … Continue ReadingBuilding inspections made ‘on paper’: Experts
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Volunteers Restore Antakya with a Focus on Historical Preservation Cem CetingucPosted on23 February, 202323 February, 2023 Volunteers have found a platform in Hatay’s Antakya district, one of the most affected by Feb.6’s tragic earthquakes … Continue ReadingVolunteers Restore Antakya with a Focus on Historical Preservation
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Greece sends 48 aid trucks to earthquake zone Cem CetingucPosted on22 February, 2023 A convoy of 48 trucks carrying medical supplies, blankets and heating equipment collected in Greece, which … Continue ReadingGreece sends 48 aid trucks to earthquake zone
Categories Economy General HIGHLIGHTS Earthquake’s Aftermath: “Reconstruction Cost of Housing and Infrastructure to Exceed $45 Billion” Cem CetingucPosted on22 February, 202322 February, 2023 Two weeks after the Hatay earthquake , the damage assessment is also nearing completion. So … Continue ReadingEarthquake’s Aftermath: “Reconstruction Cost of Housing and Infrastructure to Exceed $45 Billion”
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Erdogan pledges to build 200 thousand homes in quake zone Cem CetingucPosted on21 February, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said Turkey would build almost 200,000 new homes in … Continue ReadingErdogan pledges to build 200 thousand homes in quake zone
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Turkish-Syrian normalization efforts disrupted by Iran intervention Cem CetingucPosted on21 February, 202321 February, 2023 The normalization of Turkish-Syrian relations under Russian auspices proceeded smoothly until Iran’s prompt intervention interrupted … Continue ReadingTurkish-Syrian normalization efforts disrupted by Iran intervention
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Village Split in Two by Earthquakes Cem CetingucPosted on20 February, 2023 The Feb. 6’s quakes have split Demirköprü village in Hatay in two as a small house that once looked … Continue ReadingVillage Split in Two by Earthquakes
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Erzin: The Miracle City Unscathed by Turkey’s Deadly Earthquake Cem CetingucPosted on17 February, 2023 Residents and officials say Erzin suffered no deaths and saw no buildings collapse, and they … Continue ReadingErzin: The Miracle City Unscathed by Turkey’s Deadly Earthquake
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Earthquake: Negligence and corruption is to blame for, not “faith” Cem CetingucPosted on17 February, 202317 February, 2023 In southeastern Turkey, despair is turning into righteous indignation. On February 6, an area roughly … Continue ReadingEarthquake: Negligence and corruption is to blame for, not “faith”
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS “Türkiye Tek Yürek” collects 115 billion TL for the eqarthquake Cem CetingucPosted on16 February, 2023 “Türkiye Tek Yürek” campaign has collected donations of 115 billion 146 million 528 thousand Turkish … Continue Reading“Türkiye Tek Yürek” collects 115 billion TL for the eqarthquake
Categories Atilla Yeşilada Business HIGHLIGHTS Earthquake blog II: Turkey-Syria death toll could climb to 50K, damage estimates soar to staggering numbers Atilla YeşiladaPosted on12 February, 2023 This is my second posting from Turkey, where the earthquake is the only topic of … Continue ReadingEarthquake blog II: Turkey-Syria death toll could climb to 50K, damage estimates soar to staggering numbers
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Politics Soli Özel: Erdogan government could become the victim of the earthquake Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 2023 “As the earthquake death toll soars, so does criticism of Turkey’s government response, remarks Rob … Continue ReadingSoli Özel: Erdogan government could become the victim of the earthquake
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS Sinan Ciddi: Turkey’s Earthquake: The Buck Stops with Erdogan Atilla YeşiladaPosted on9 February, 20239 February, 2023 Turkey may have just experienced the most devastating natural disaster in its history. Ten provinces … Continue ReadingSinan Ciddi: Turkey’s Earthquake: The Buck Stops with Erdogan
Categories Business General HYPED Expert: Aftershocks will last for months, economic damage expansive Atilla YeşiladaPosted on8 February, 2023 As Turkey tries to deal with the pain of harrowing human losses and the bitter … Continue ReadingExpert: Aftershocks will last for months, economic damage expansive
Categories General HIGHLIGHTS HYPED Earthquake hits Turkey: At least 68 wounded Cem CetingucPosted on23 November, 2022 A magnitude-5.9 earthquake struck northwest Türkiye on Nov. 23’s early hours, injuring at least 68 people. The shallow … Continue ReadingEarthquake hits Turkey: At least 68 wounded
