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TURKEY

Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2023
Aid focus turns to the homeless and destitute in aftermath of Turkey quake
The quake killed at least 38,044 people in southern Turkey, officials said on Friday, while authorities in neighboring Syria have reported 5,800 deaths.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023
Three women and two children pulled from rubble in Turkey as aid reaches Syria
The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria has climbed to more than 41,000, and millions are in need of humanitarian aid.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023
Defying odds: A story of survival under Turkey's earthquake rubble
A 62-year-old man survived 187 hours after the walls of his ground-floor apartment were propped up by a fridge and a cabinet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 15, 2023
New aid route to rebel-held Syria opens as quake toll nears 40,000
Rare survivors were pulled from the debris eight days after the 7.8 magnitude quake struck Syria and Turkey.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2023
Apocalyptic scenes haunt Turkish children after deadly quake
Faced with the sight of death and widespread destruction, children in Turkey have been left dangerously exposed to long-term trauma.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2023
Turkey wasn't prepared for quake, responders say, amid anger over lost lives
A lack of water, food, medicine, body bags and cranes in the disaster zone following the quake left hundreds of thousands of people to fend for themselves.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2023
Turkey finds more survivors as anger grows a week after killer quake
Communities brace for the inevitable scaling down of search and rescue operations as low temperatures have reduced the already slim chances of survival.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 12, 2023
Turkey-Syria quake deaths pass 28,000; U.N. expects toll to double
Tens of thousands of rescue workers continue scouring earthquake flattened neighborhoods as death toll in the Turkey-Syria disaster surpasses 28,000.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 11, 2023
Turkey earthquake evokes questions over building standards
As Turkey's death toll rises, so has fury over why, in a country with multiple fault lines and a history of major jolts, building quality is so poor that buildings fall apart like paper.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2023
Children rescued as Turkey-Syria quake toll nears 24,000
At least 870,000 people urgently needed food in the two countries after the quake, which has made up to 5.3 million people homeless in Syria alone, the U.N. warned.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2023
How Finland, Sweden and NATO should deal with Turkey
NATO should wait until the Turkish elections pass in May. Then, if necessary, change the rules for membership.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2023
Support and donations for quake-hit Turkey growing in Japan
Interest in donating could be because Japanese people are paying close attention to world affairs following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, one NGO official noted.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2023
Rescues provide glimmer of hope among Turkey quake ruins as death toll tops 20,000
Foreign aid arrives after hundreds of thousands have been left hungry and homeless in the middle of winter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2023
Erdogan has undermined Turkey’s earthquake response
President Erdogan's paranoid policies against civil society have weakened the very institutions Turkey needs to deal with the devastating earthquake.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 9, 2023
Hope fading in hunt for survivors of Turkey-Syria quake amid freezing cold
Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan acknowledges problems with his country's earthquake relief effort.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 8, 2023
Soccer player Christian Atsu found alive under rubble in Turkey
Ghana international winger Christian Atsu has been found alive after being buried under rubble in the earthquake that hit Turkey, the vice president of his club Hatayspor told media on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 8, 2023
Children pulled from rubble as Turkey-Syria quake toll tops 11,200
An impromptu army of rescuers have worked in freezing temperatures to find those still entombed among ruins that pockmark several cities either side of the border.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2023
Rescue work moves slowly as Turkey earthquake death toll passes 5,000
People in both countries were set to spend a second day searching through the ruins of thousands of buildings left damaged or demolished.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2023
Why was the Turkey-Syria earthquake so deadly?
Timing, location and the weak construction of the collapsed buildings are some of the factors that made the quake particularly deadly, experts said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2023
Silent phones, freezing rain and anguish in Turkey quake
The disaster toppled nearly 3,500 buildings across 10 provinces, killing more than 3,000 people and injuring more than 11,000, while leaving an unknown number trapped under debris.

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