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☆ Turkey detains building contractors as quake death toll passes 33,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-12 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

A man reacts next to rescuers in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey February 11, 2023. The quakes were powerful, but victims, experts and people across Turkey are blaming bad construction for multiplying the devastation. Rescuers search for survivors, following the deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, February 10, 2023. I did everything according to the rules," the DHA news agency reported. In leaked testimony published by Anadolu, the man said the building followed regulations and he did not know the building didn't withstand the quakes.

☆ Plight of homeless deepens as Turkey-Syria earthquake toll passes 17,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The death toll from Monday's quakes, which struck in the early morning, passed 17,000 on Thursday across both countries. It was the biggest natural disaster to strike the region since 1999, when a similarly powerful quake killed more than 17,000 people in Turkey. People, whose relatives are trapped under the rubble, react in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, February 8, 2023. An aerial view shows tents placed at a stadium in the aftermath of the deadly earthquake, in Kahramanmaras , Turkey, February 9, 2023. Syria overwhelmed In Syria, relief efforts are complicated by a conflict that has partitioned the country and wrecked its infrastructure.

☆ Earthquake of magnitude 7.9 strikes central Turkey -GFZ
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Feb 6 (Reuters) - A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck central Turkey on early Monday at a depth of 10 km, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said. Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) pegged the quake at 7.4 near the southern city of Kahramanmaras. There was damage to buildings and people were gathered out on snowy streets, according to images on state broadcaster TRT. The earthquake lasted about a minute and shattered windows, according to a Reuters witness. Reporting by Akriti Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Tom HogueOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

[1/2] A man stands near a damaged vehicle, following an earthquake, in rebel-held Azaz, Syria February 6, 2023. REUTERS/Mahmoud HassanoSummary Quake strikes central Turkey, northwest SyriaHundreds of buildings across the region brought downRescuers begin hunt for untold numbers trapped in rubbleDIYARBAKIR/ANKARA, Turkey, Feb 6 (Reuters) - A major earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing about 200 people as buildings collapsed across the snowy region, and triggering a search for survivors trapped in rubble. "I have never felt anything like it in the 40 years I've lived," said Erdem, a resident of the Turkish city of Gaziantep, near the quake's epicentre, who declined to give his surname. The United States was "profoundly concerned" about the quake in Turkey and Syria and was monitoring events closely, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Twitter. More than 17,000 people were killed in 1999 when a 7.6-magnitude quake struck Izmit, a city southeast of Istanbul.

☆ Turkey urges Biden administration to be 'decisive' over F-16 deal as Congress objects
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Humeyra Pamuk | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Recently, Ankara's refusal to ratify the NATO membership of Sweden and Finland has become more central to Congress' opposition. "HOSTAGE"Ties between the United States and Turkey have been strained since Turkey acquired Russian missile defense systems in 2019. For its part, Turkey demands Washington does not support the Syrian Kurdish armed groups that it sees as terrorists. But a senior administration official said Washington was unlikely to follow through with the sale unless Menendez reverses his opposition. The U.S. side did not give a date on when they would send the formal notification for the F-16s to Congress, Cavusoglu added.

☆ A new wave of companies is making testosterone easily available online. The authors of a recent study say there could be risks to patients.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Sarah Braner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

A recent study reviewed seven companies that prescribe testosterone therapy online. These companies say that they make treatment more accessible for people who already suspect they have low testosterone. A new study shows that DTC companies do not all follow medical guidelinesThe new study encourages patients looking to get testosterone therapy online to educate themselves before taking the leap. The study found that six out of seven of the companies tested offered testosterone therapy to the shopper. The study was not meant to evaluate companies prescribing testosterone for gender affirming hormone therapy, which is a different process than testosterone replacement therapy.

☆ Turkey says it expects more extraditions from Sweden
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sweden on Friday deported Turkish citizen Mahmut Tat, who had sought asylum in Sweden in 2015 after being sentenced in Turkey to six years and 10 months in jail for alleged links to the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). "This is a good start from Sweden that shows their sincerity and goodwill. We hope new (extraditions) will follow in line with this sincerity," Bozdag said in a televised interview with state broadcaster TRT Haber. However, he made clear that Turkey expected further moves from Stockholm before it could ratify Sweden's NATO application. "In line with the trilateral memorandum with Sweden and Finland, they should lift all (arms) embargoes on Turkey, change their legislation for the fight against terrorism, and extradite all terrorists that Turkey wants.

☆ Sweden extradites man with alleged terrorism links to Turkey, media report
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ANKARA, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Sweden on Friday extradited a Kurdish man with alleged links to terrorism to Turkey as Ankara keeps up pressure on the Nordic country to meet its demands in return for NATO membership, Turkish state news agency Anadolu reported on Saturday. Mahmut Tat had sought asylum in Sweden in 2015 after being sentenced in Turkey for six years and 10 months for alleged links to the Kurdish militant group the PKK. Turkish state television TRT said Tat was sent to an Istanbul prison on Saturday. Turkey said on Wednesday that Sweden and Finland had made progress towards NATO membership but that they still needed to do more to satisfy Ankara's demands on tackling terrorism. Others wanted by Ankara are people with alleged links to Fethullah Gulen - a Turkish cleric who lives in the United States and is accused of orchestrating 2016 failed coup attempt against Erdogan.

☆ Turkey's Erdogan says Syria operations not limited to air campaign -media
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

ISTANBUL, Nov 21 (Reuters) - President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey's military operations in northern Syria and Iraq were not limited to just an air campaign and discussions would be held on the involvement of ground forces, Turkish media reported. Speaking to reporters on his return from a trip to Qatar, Erdogan said that the Turkish general staff and defence ministry would decide together on the involvement of ground forces, broadcasters TRT and CNN Turk reported. Turkish warplanes carried out air strikes on Kurdish militant bases in Syria and Iraq on Sunday, destroying 89 targets, the defence ministry said, retaliating for a bomb attack in Istanbul that killed six people one week ago. Reporting by Daren Butler Editing by Ece ToksabayOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Turkey blames blast on Kurdish militants and arrests dozens, including suspected bomber
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Turkey blamed Kurdish militants on Monday for an explosion that killed six people on a busy Istanbul shopping street, and police detained a Syrian woman suspected of having planted the bomb among a sweep of 47 arrests. Istanbul police named the suspected bomber as Ahlam Albashir, a Syrian national, who was detained in an overnight raid in the city’s Kucukcekmece district. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia were responsible for the blast on Istiklal Avenue on Sunday, an incident that recalled similar attacks in years past. According to Istanbul police, Albashir said during questioning that she was trained by Kurdish militants and entered Turkey through Afrin, another northern Syrian town. Istanbul has been attacked in the past by Kurdish, Islamist and leftist militants.

☆ At least one dead in blast in central Istanbul, cause unknown, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/3] Ambulances and security is seen after an explosion on busy pedestrian Istiklal street in Istanbul, Turkey, November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Kemal AslanISTANBUL, Nov 13 (Reuters) - An explosion in the centre of a busy pedestrian street in central Istanbul left at least one dead and other people wounded and running from the scene of the fiery blast, according to the local governor, published videos and Turkish media. State broadcaster TRT and other media showed ambulances and police heading to the scene on Istanbul's popular Istiklal Street in the Beyoglu district. State-owned Anadolu agency said the cause of the blast was not yet known. Reporting by Azra Ceylan and Jonathan Spicer; Editing by Elaine Hardcastle and Gareth JonesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Turkey seeks Ukraine peace talks despite Western actions, Erdogan says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

State broadcaster TRT and other media quoted Erdogan as saying: "The West, and especially the U.S., is attacking Russia seemingly endlessly," without elaborating on what he meant. "Of course, Russia is displaying great resistance in the face of all this," Erdogan was quoted as telling reporters on a flight from Uzbekistan. We think the best way for this is a path from dialogue to peace," Erdogan said, adding Ukraine's view would be important. There have been no public attempts to reconvene peace talks between the two sides since initiatives to bring about a ceasefire in Istanbul during the first weeks of the conflict broke down without progress. Russia said on Friday that it was committed to achieving the goals of what it calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine, adding such goals could be achieved through peace talks but that Kyiv's position meant holding peace talks was impossible.

☆ Turkey starts paying for some Russian gas in roubles
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

ISTANBUL, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Turkey has started paying for some its natural gas from Russia in roubles, Turkish Energy Minister Fatih Donmez said on Tuesday. In an interview with broadcaster TRT Haber, Donmez said that in the coming months the share of local currency payments in energy trade with Russia would increase. Ankara and Moscow agreed in September to start rouble payments for natural gas supplies. When asked about Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposal for a natural gas hub in Turkey, Donmez said Ankara would layout a roadmap by the end of this year and may hold a conference for suppliers and buyers. "We could organise an international gas conference, perhaps in January or February, to bring together gas suppliers and importer countries to take their opinion, we will proceed according to that," Donmez said.

☆ В Канаде за неделю сгорели четыре католических храма
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-28 | by ( ) nokta.md time to read: +2 min

В канадской провинции Британская Колумбия ночью 26 июня сгорели два деревянных католических храма, расположенные на территориях, которые занимают общины коренных народов Канады. Ранее в школах-интернатах, которыми управляла церковь, нашли останки сотен детей и безымянные могилы. Они также располагались на территории коренных народов и были охвачены огнем с разницей с несколько часов. В Канаде с середины XIX и до конца XX века существовали школы-интернаты для детей из коренных народов. Обе школы-интерната раньше находились под управлением католической церкви, а захоронения на их территории нашли представители коренных народов Канады.

Persons: Джастин Трюдо, Франциск Organizations: TRT Locations: Британская Колумбия, Канада, Саскачеван

☆ Турция и Азербайджан договорились о союзничестве и обороне
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-15 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Президент Азербайджана Ильхам Алиев и турецкий лидер Реджеп Тайип Эрдоган подписали декларацию о союзничестве, сообщает ТАСС. Он сообщил, что декларация охватывает все направления сотрудничества между Анкарой и Баку, в том числе регламентирует обязательства по обороне и взаимопомощи. Документ получил название Шушинской деклараци — в городе Шуша (Шуши) в Нагорном Карабахе проходила встреча лидеров двух стран. Также стало известно, что к визиту турецкого президента Азербайджан перебросил в город несколько сотен бойцов элитных подразделений спецназа, среди которых также есть инструкторы из Турции. Подписанная декларация стала одним из самых крупных соглашений между Анкарой и Баку.

Persons: Ильхам Алиев, Реджеп Тайип Эрдоган, Алиев, Эрдоган Organizations: ТАСС, РИА Новости Locations: Азербайджан, Анкара, Баку, Шуша, Шуши, Нагорный Карабах, Карабах, Шушу, Турция

☆ Erdogan l-a avertizat pe Biden înainte de summitul NATO: „SUA riscă să piardă un prieten”
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-02 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Preşedintele turc Recep Tayyip Erdogan avertizează Statele Unite că riscă să „piardă un prieten preţios” prin „încolţirea” Turciei, pe fondul tensiunilor dintre cele două ţări. Erdogan şi Biden urmează să se întâlnească pentru prima dată pe 14 iunie, în cadrul summitului NATO de la Bruxelles. Avertismentul vine înainte de prima întâlnire dintre Recep Tayyip Erdogan şi Joe Biden, programată pentru 14 iunie, în cadrul summitului NATO de la Bruxelles, menit să calmeze relaţiile dintre Turcia şi Statele Unite. Deci nu aveţi altă problemă de rezolvat decât să fiţi avocatul Armeniei?”, a spus marţi Recep Tayyip Erdogan. „Dacă Statele Unite sunt într-adevăr aliaţii noştri, ar trebui să fie de partea teroriştilor sau de partea noastră?

Persons: Biden, Le Figaro, Joe Biden, Recep Organizations: NATO, Mediafax, Casa Locations: Statele Unite, Turciei, Bruxelles, Turcia, Ankara, Washington, Imperiul Otoman, Anatolia, american, Siria, Unite, turc

☆ Требования Эрдогана обрушили курс турецкой лиры
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-01 | by ( Mld Media Srl | Степанов Георгий | ) noi.md time to read: 1 min

Президент Турции Реджеп Тайип Эрдоган вновь призвал к снижению кредитных ставок, что привело к обрушению курса турецкой лиры по отношению к доллару, пишет Bloomberg. Глава республики усилил давление на главу Центрального банка, требуя смягчить политику вопреки высокой инфляции. «Сегодня я говорил с главой Центробанка. Примерно к июлю и августу ставки могут начать опускаться», — сказал Эрдоган в интервью государственному TRT. Заявления Эрдогана прозвучали поздним вечером во вторник, 1 июня, а уже в среду, 2 июня, турецкая валюта на этом фоне потеряла примерно 3% - за доллар давали 8,8 лиры.

Persons: Реджеп Тайип Эрдоган, Эрдоган Organizations: Bloomberg, TRT, Центральный банк, Центробанк Locations: Турция

☆ Tragedie în Nigeria. Cel puţin 20 de copii au murit într-un incendiu izbucnit într-o şcoală primară
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Cel puţin 20 de copii au murit într-un incendiu izbucnit la o şcoală primară. „Au fost 20 de decese, majoritatea copii mici”, a declarat șeful serviciului de pompieri din Niger, colonelul Bako Boubacar. El a spus că originea incendiului din Niamey este necunoscută. Un oficial al sindicatului profesorilor din Niger a declarat că școala din cartierul popular Pays Bas are în jur de 800 de elevi, inclusiv copii de creșă. Cei care au murit au fost în majoritate copii de grădiniță”, a spus Mounkaila Halidou.

Persons: Bako, Ouhoumoudou Organizations: World, ONU Locations: Nigeria, Nigerului, Niger, Pays Bas, înghesuială

☆ (video) Conflict în meciul dintre Paris Saint-Germain şi Istanbul Başakşehir. Jocul a fost întrerupt, iar arbitrul român a fost acuzat de rasism
▼ + stars: | 2020-12-09 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

(video) Conflict în meciul dintre Paris Saint-Germain şi Istanbul Başakşehir. Jocul a fost întrerupt, iar arbitrul român a fost acuzat de rasismMeciul dintre Paris Saint-Germain şi Istanbul Başakşehir a fost întrerupt în min. Arbitri asistenţi la acest meci au fost Octavian Şovre şi Sebastian Gheorghe, iar al patrulea oficial a fost nominalizat Sebastian Colţescu. Meciul dintre Paris Saint-Germain şi Istanbul Başakşehir va fi reluat miercuriUniunea Europeană de Fotbal a confirmat, marţi seara, că meciul dintre Paris Saint-Germain şi Istanbul Başakşehir, din Grupa H a Ligii Campionilor, suspendat în min. 16, la scorul de 0-0, din cauza remarcilor rasiste ale arbitrului de rezervă român Sebastian Colţescu, va fi reluat miercuri, cu alţi arbitri.

Persons: Sebastian Colţescu, Pierre Achille Webo, Haţegan, Colţescu, Webo, Pierre Webó, acă Organizations: Paris Saint - Germain, Princes, aris Locations: Paris Saint -, Istanbul, Turciei, turce, rbitri

☆ VIDEO // Un prim-ministru a fost atacat cu intestine de porc de parlamentarii opoziției
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-27 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Parlamentarii din partidul principal de opoziție din Taiwan, Kuomintang (KMT), au aruncat vineri cu găleți de intestine de porc către premierul Su Tseng-chang, pentru a-l împiedica să ia întrebări în Parlament. Dezbaterile au degenerat, iar unii parlamentari chiar s-au luat la bătaie. Partidul de guvernământ neagă acuzația și a cerut revenirea la o dezbatere rațională. Liderii puterii au condamnat protestul „dezgustător”, numindu-l o risipă de alimente, scrie digi24.ro. Washingtonul a salutat decizia din august a președintelui taiwanez Tsai Ing-wen de a relaxa importurile de carne de porc din SUA începând cu 1 ianuarie.

Persons: Su, . Washingtonul Organizations: Uniunea Europeană Locations: Taiwan, Kuomintang, Parliament, SUA

☆ Эрдоган предложил применить карабахский сценарий урегулирования в Сирии
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-11 | by ( ) point.md time to read: +1 min

Президент Турции Реджеп Тайип Эрдоган в разговоре с президентом России Владимиром Путиным предложил применить в Сирии механизм, похожий на тот, что планируется использовать в Карабахе. "Необходимым является создание коридора между Азербайджаном и эксклавом Нахичевань, а также возвращение перемещенных азербайджанцев в их дома", - цитирует телеканал TRT слова Эрдогана, передает interfax.ru"Такие же механизмы могут быть применены в Сирии", - сказал турецкий лидер. Подразделения Вооруженных сил Азербайджана и Армении останавливаются на занимаемых позициях. В целях контроля соблюдения договоренностей сторонами конфликта предусмотрено создание российских наблюдательных постов вдоль линии соприкосновения в Нагорном Карабахе и вдоль Лачинского коридора. Для управления миротворческой операцией в районе Степанакерта развертывается командование российских миротворческих сил.

Persons: Реджеп Тайип Эрдоган, Владимир Путин, Нахичевань, Эрдоган, Ильхам Алиев, Никол Пашинян Organizations: TRT, Вооруженные силы Locations: Турция, Россия, Сирия, Карабах, Азербайджан, Армения, Нагорный Карабах, Лачинский коридор, Степанакерт

☆ Пашинян признался, что Армения провоцирует Азербайджан с целью привлечь к войне Россию
▼ + stars: | 2020-10-07 | by ( Александр Скрыльников | ) ava.md time to read: +1 min

Пашинян заявил о том, что «Россия дала гарантии», что выполнит свои обязательства в сфере коллективной безопасности в случае, если армянская территория будет атакована. «Россия заверила, что выполнит обязательства по договору», — сказал он, отвечая на соответствующий вопрос журналиста. Накануне президент Ильхам Алиев в интервью TRT заявил, что Армения преследует цель привлечь Россию в этот конфликт. «Почему Армения наносит удары по Азербайджану с территории самой Армении? Для того, чтоб мы в ответ нанесли на территорию Армении удар, чтобы Армения, в свою очередь, обратилась за помощью к России и ОДКБ», — отмечал азербайджанский лидер.

Persons: Бибиси, Ильхам Алиев Organizations: ОДКБ Locations: Россия, Республика Армения, Армения, Азербайджан

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