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Turkey's elections are in May ... crowds hang around outside a mosque after prayers. Many have nowhere else to go. Their homes were damaged in the earthquakes, and they spend days outdoors ...
At least 69 people were injured after attempting to jump from heights due to panic caused by the tremors, which were strongly ...
After his election, he had found his employees suffering ... unable to pay their debts. Even before the earthquakes, Turkey was experiencing a devastating financial crisis. Many people can barely ...
Bedi Değirmenci has taken his first breaths of fresh air since a monster earthquake struck southeast Turkey three months ... presidential and parliamentary elections. Deep gashes frame the ...
By Gulsin Harman and Matt Surman The devastating earthquake in Turkey poses ... months before an election in May that could reshape the country. Mr. Erdogan swept into power after a bungled ...
But post-quake taxation is already a touchy topic in the country, and could prove risky in an election year. After the 1999 quake, Turkey introduced an “earthquake tax” that was initially ...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan indicated on Wednesday that his government still intends to hold elections ... an earthquake last month that devastated parts of southern Turkey.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a visit last Saturday to Diyarbakir, Turkey, after an ... substantial election assistance to help Turkey stage the vote in the earthquake zone.
KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey—After an earthquake killed thousands near Istanbul in 1999, a young Islamist who had served as the city’s mayor boosted his political career by taking tea with survivors ...
Elections in Turkey are less than two months away, and that timing is awkward for the president, who would like another term. People have criticized the government's recent response to an earthquake.