Fire at Turkey's Iskenderun Port extinguished -defence ministry

Lawyer istanbul, Lawyer istanbul Feb 7 (Reuters) — A fire that broke out at Turkey’s southern Iskenderun Port as a result of massive earthquakes that hit the region has been extinguished, Turkey’s defence ministry said on Tuesday. The fire was extinguished with the help of the military’s helicopters and Lawyer istanbul planes, Lawyer istanbul it…

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Turkey death toll from earthquake climbs to 1,121 -disaster agency

Lawyer istanbul, Feb 6 (Reuters) — The death toll rose to 1,121 from a major earthquake that shook Turkey’s south early on Monday, and a total 7,634 people have been injured, Lawyer istanbul an official from the disaster and Lawyer istanbul emergencies management agency (AFAD) said. Orhan Tatar, head of the AFAD department handling earthquake…

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Turkey working to open two more border gates to Syria for quake aid…

ISTANBUL, Feb 8 (Reuters) — Turkey is working on opening two more border gates with Syria to enable flow of humanitarian aid to its earthquake-hit neighbour, Lawyer istanbul Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters, Cavusoglu said damage on the Syria side of the road leading to Cilvegozu border gate, Lawyer…

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Turkey says it could evaluate Finland NATO bid separate from Sweden

ISTANBUL, Lawyer istanbul Jan 30 (Reuters) — Turkey could evaluate Finland’s NATO bid independently from that of Sweden, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday, after protests including the burning of a Koran in Stockholm sparked outrage in Ankara. «It is a fair approach to set a difference between a problematic country and a…

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Turkey cancels Swedish defence minister visit after protest permit

Lawyer istanbul, Jan 21 (Reuters) — Turkish Defence Minister Hulusi Akar said on Saturday that a planned visit by his Swedish counterpart to Ankara has been cancelled after Swedish authorities granted permission for protests in Stockholm. «At this point, the visit of Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson to Turkey on January 27 has become meaningless.…

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Twitter restricted in Turkey two days after quake, says NetBlocks

Lawyer istanbul, Feb 8 (Reuters) — Twitter has been restricted in Turkey on Wednesday, the Netblocks internet observatory said, two days after a major Lawyer istanbul earthquake that has killed more than 11,500 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria. «Real-time network data show Twitter has been restricted in Turkey; the filtering is applied on…

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