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Russia-Ukraine war live: Moscow cuts oil supply to Poland – as it happened

Comments from French president come after Joe Biden said it was ‘not rational’ for Beijing to be negotiating a peace deal

The Guardian - AU

Turkish journalists under fire for reporting on the aftermath of devastating earthquakes

Reporters Without Borders called the investigation against Turkish journalists ‘absurd’

The Independent UK

Turkey maintains cordial links with Russia on first anniversary of Ukraine war

With Russia's invasion of Ukraine entering its second year, questions over Turkey's equivocal approach to the conflict are likely to become more insistent. While Europe united in condemning Russia and swiftly imposed stringent sanctions on Moscow, Nato member Turkey took a more nuanced stance.

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Türkiye and Syria earthquake death toll passes 50,000, as 18,000 war refugees return to Syria

Many Syrians who went to Türkiye — which is home to more than three-and-a-half million refugees — to escape the civil war, say the earthquakes were even more frightening than the conflict.

ABC News

In polarized Turkey, political feeling steers earthquake donations

An NGO started by a Turkish rock star and endorsed by pop star Madonna has raised 1 billion Turkish lira ($53 million) for earthquake victims, after many opposed to Turkey's government said they prefer not to donate to state-run organisations.

Reuters

Türkiye Starts Work to Build Homes in 2 Earthquake-Hit Towns

Turkish authorities on Friday said preliminary work has started to build housing for people left homeless by the massive earthquake that hit parts of the country and neighboring Syria, killing tens of thousands. Murat Kurum, the minister for the environment, urbanization and climate change, said on Twitter that excavations were…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Erdogan pins election hopes on 'building Turkey' mission after quake

Tayyip Erdogan rose to power 20 years ago as Turkey emerged from the twin blows of rampant inflation and a deadly earthquake, promising a new era of sound government after the coalition of the time was accused of mismanaging both crises.

Reuters

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Erdogan Pins Election Hopes on ‘Building Türkiye’ Mission after Quake

Recep Tayyip Erdogan rose to power 20 years ago as Türkiye emerged from the twin blows of rampant inflation and a deadly earthquake, promising a new era of sound government after the coalition of the time was accused of mismanaging both crises. As he seeks to extend his rule into…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turkey's main opposition leader sends condolence letter to Syria's Assad

The head of Turkey's main opposition party on Thursday sent a condolence letter to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, whose country was also devastated by the Feb. 6 earthquake, saying he felt the pain of the Syrian lives lost.

Reuters

Stoltenberg sees progress in Sweden's NATO bid, talks to resume in March

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday he saw progress in stalled talks with Turkey on Sweden's membership bid and aimed to have both Sweden and Finland join the alliance by the time of its July summit.

Reuters

Turkey cuts bank rate even as it grapples with earthquake

Turkey’s central bank has resumed its policy of lowering a key interest rate, even as the country grapples with high inflation and the aftermath of a devastating earthquake

The Independent UK

Earthquake aftermath threatens uneasy coexistence at Turkish-Syrian border

Reopening of Bab al-Salam border and Erdoğan’s promises to deport refugees exacerbate tensions between Turks and Syrians

The Guardian - UK

Turkey probes contractors, races to house quake survivors

Authorities are rushing to move hundreds of thousands of homeless people from tents to container cities.

Al Jazeera

Turkey steps up rebuilding plans as quake toll nears 50,000

Turkey has stepped up plans to house victims of the devastating earthquake which struck its border region with Syria, the interior minister said, as the combined death toll in the two countries crept towards 50,000.

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The Independent UK

Key developments in the aftermath of the Turkey, Syria quake

A top European Union official says the powerful earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria will require a huge reconstruction operation at a scale “never seen before.”

Asharq Al-Awsat

Türkiye Supports Jobs and Wages in Earthquake-Ravaged South

Türkiye launched a temporary wage support scheme on Wednesday and banned layoffs in 10 cities to protect workers and businesses from the financial impact of the massive earthquake that hit the south of the country. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Feb. 6 killed more than 47,000 people in Türkiye and…

Reuters

Turkey supports jobs and wages in earthquake-ravaged south

Turkey launched a temporary wage support scheme on Wednesday and banned layoffs in 10 cities to protect workers and businesses from the financial impact of the massive earthquake that hit the south of the country.

France 24

Fighter jets, quakes, NATO stakes: Are US-Turkish ties on a reset?

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Monday came in the wake of the devastating earthquakes that have rattled the Turkish leader’s projection of his country as a regional hegemon. With Turkey turning into a recipient of generous US humanitarian aid, will…

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The Conversation

Will the Turkish earthquakes affect how the country is governed?

As the death toll in the Turkey-Syria earthquakes spirals past a record 46,000 – and a fresh earthquake has struck the Turkish region of Hatay – there is mounting criticism of the Turkish government and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for delaying rescue efforts and politicising the disaster.

The Independent UK

Three dead as fresh earthquakes hit devastated Turkey-Syria border region

Residents in Antakya say jolts from the new temblor were stronger than the 6 February quakes

Tribune News Service

Turkey says talks on Sweden’s NATO bid to resume in Brussels

Turkey is ready to resume talks on Sweden and Finland’s accession to NATO, after negotiations had been halted following incidents including a Koran burning last month outside of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm.

Chicago Sun-Times

New quake hits battered Turkey, Syria; 3 dead, hundreds hurt

Monday’s temblor was centered in Turkey’s Hatay province, which was devastated in the massive magnitude 7.8 earthquake Feb. 6 that killed nearly 45,000 people.

Reuters

Analysis-Hasty rebuild could leave Turkey at risk of another quake disaster

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's plan to rebuild quickly after devastating earthquakes rocked the country risks courting another disaster unless urban planning and building safety are carefully re-considered, architects and engineers say.

Al Jazeera

Blinken urges Nordics’ accession to NATO in Turkey visit

The US secretary of state says Finland and Sweden have already taken ‘concrete steps’ to meet Ankara’s requests.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Reaffirms Pledge to Deliver Jets to Türkiye

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday reaffirmed Washington's commitment to delivering F-16 jets to Türkiye despite Turkish insistence that their approval should not depend on Ankara lifting objections to Sweden joining NATO. Türkiye wants modernized versions of F-16 fighter jets for its ageing air force, but US Congress…

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