Turkey

Despite differences on multiple issues with Turkey, India carried out its humanitarian obligation as a true world leader.

Despite severe economic stress, the Shehbaz Sharif Government is trying hard to return the gesture Turkey had made last year when Pakistan experienced nationwide floods.

The aid that Pakistan had received from Turkey during the floods of 2022 has been repackaged and sent back to the disaster-struck nation as earthquake relief supplies.

Many Turks in earthquake-hit regions have accused Syrian migrants of looting damaged shops and commercial establishments.

Even though the quakes were very powerful, people across Turkey are blaming the building practices for converting it into a massive tragedy as several buildings collapsed after the tremors.

Prosecutors can now detain people for an extra three days from four days previously for looting crimes as part of extended powers under the state of emergency, according to a decree published in the official gazette. 

Following the devastation left in the wake of the earthquake, the world community has stepped up to help Turkey. However, while most of the world is focused on helping Turkey, this has given an opportunity to scamsters as well.

Indian army's field hospital set-up in Turkey's Hatay to provide assistance to the earthquake-affected people, has started functioning

Turkey's residents were unable to access Twitter on Wednesday. The country has a history of limiting citizens' access to social media.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's first visit to the affected area came as the outrage intensified because of the tight election that will take place in three months.