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Russia and Belarus planes forced to take bizarre flight paths, adding hours onto Turkey and Egypt journeys

Exclusive: Flights from Moscow and Minsk to Istanbul take detours adding up to three hours to journey times

The Independent UK

Is Turkey’s Istanbul ready for a major earthquake?

Scientists say the megalopolis of 16 million people should get ready now for the inevitability of a powerful quake.

Al Jazeera

Qatar’s Emir Affirms Continued Support to Help Türkiye Overcome Earthquake’s Repercussions

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani stressed that his country will continue to offer support to Türkiye to overcome the repercussions of the earthquake. He made his remarks during his meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday in Istanbul. The two leaders discussed strategic relations between…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Moment girl, 10, rescued after SIX DAYS trapped under Turkey earthquake rubble

Video released by the Istanbul municipality showed rescuers pulling the girl through a hole in a floor of a damaged building, in Hatay, before carrying her out on a stretcher from where she had been buried for 147 hours

Daily Mirror

After massive Turkey quakes, Istanbul residents fear the next one

Experts say studies suggest that a powerful earthquake is expected to hit Turkey’s largest city soon.

Al Jazeera

First Thai team arrives in quake-hit Turkey

The first Thai rescue team arrived in Istanbul on Friday while the Public Health Ministry announced its readiness to send an army medical team on Saturday, said the ministry's deputy permanent secretary Dr Narong Apikulwanich.

Bangkok Post

Holidaymakers planning to visit Turkey told to travel with caution

While Istanbul, Ankara and the Aegean coast are operating as normal, tourists are advised to avoid the immediate vicinity of the earthquake

The Guardian - UK

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Türkiye Earthquake Could Cost $4b in Economic Losses

Fitch Ratings said insurable economic losses following the quakes (in Türkiye) could exceed $4 billion. "Economic losses are hard to estimate as the situation is evolving, but they appear likely to exceed" $2 billion and could reach $4 billion "or more," Fitch Ratings said. Insured losses will be much lower,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Don’t forget about Syria, urges British-Pakistani aid worker in Istanbul

Rubbia A and Safae Kherbouche have raised £11,000 in just days in a bid to provide the people of Turkey and Syria with crucial humanitarian aid.

The Independent UK

'I flew business class to Dublin Airport - here's what it's really like'

Here is what it was like to fly business class from Bangkok to Dublin on a flight with Turkish Airlines

Dublin Live

WHO Sending Medics and Supplies to Türkiye and Syria Earthquake Zone

The World Health Organization is deploying expert teams and flights with medical supplies to Türkiye and Syria after Monday's devastating earthquake. It will send a high-level delegation to coordinate its response as well as three flights with medical supplies, one of which is already on its way to Istanbul, WHO…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Istanbul stock market shuts to prevent selloff after earthquake

Move follows panic by foreign investors alarmed at death toll and $1bn worth of damage to buildings

The Guardian - UK

Brit's 'blood froze' after seeing wife and child caught in Turkey earthquake on babycam

Lemi, who provides security for Hull City owner Acun Ilicali, was safe in Istanbul when the first quake began but his wife Victoria and their baby daughter Katelyn were in the city of Adana, near the epicentre

Daily Mirror

Quake deaths pass 7,200 as Turkey, Syria seek survivors

ISTANBUL — As temperatures dipped below freezing, rescue crews raced Tuesday to free those trapped under the thousands of buildings that collapsed in the magnitude 7.8 earthquake that rocked southern Turkey and northern Syria, even as the death toll rose past 7,200.

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Crews race to find survivors in Turkey and Syria as quake death toll now exceeds 6,000

Irish Mirror

'I flew business class to Dublin Airport - here's what it was really like including one understated perk'

Here is what it was like to fly business class from Bangkok to Dublin on a flight with Turkish Airlines

The Guardian - AU

Earthquake in Turkey and Syria kills thousands and devastates cities

7.8-magnitude tremor hit early on Monday, with second major quake mid-morning hampering rescue efforts

Bangkok Post

Major quake kills at least 1,400 across Turkey, Syria

ISTANBUL: A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing at least 1,400 people, levelling buildings while people were still in their sleep, and sending tremors that were felt as far away as the island of Cyprus.

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Türkiye Detains 15 for Alleged ISIS Links

Turkish police have arrested 15 people for alleged links to ISIS, the country's official news agency said late Saturday, following days of security warnings by Western consulates. Anadolu news agency, sourcing an Istanbul police statement, said the group was detained for purportedly planning attacks on the Swedish and Dutch Consulates…

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EU Reiterates Refusal to Normalize Ties with Syrian Regime

The European Union reiterated on Friday its rejection of any rapprochement with the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Head of the EU mission to Syria, Dan Stoenescu held talks with head of the Syrian opposition Negotiations Commission Bader Jamous in Istanbul. In a tweet, Stoenescu said: “We talked about…

The Independent UK

Turkey says West failed to share details of security threat

Turkey has railed against a group of Western countries that temporarily shut their consulates in Istanbul, for a second day

The Independent UK

Turkey slams West for security warnings 'harming' tourism

Turkey has slammed a group of Western countries which temporarily closed down their consulates in Istanbul over security concerns

Dublin Live

Turkey travel warning issued as 'terrorism threat remains high'

The Department of Foreign Affairs' general advice is to "exercise a high degree of caution at all times"

The Independent UK

‘Show me my dogs!’: Passenger has dramatic meltdown at Istanbul airport

‘I would do anything to protect them – they are my life, my world,’ says dog breeder

Irish Mirror

Turkey travel warning as new guidance issued to Irish holidaymakers

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