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Turkey detains building contractors as the death toll from earthquake crosses 33,000

OpIndia Staff - 12 February, 2023

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.

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Turkey: 48 people arrested for looting after earthquake

ANI - 12 February, 2023

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.

Economy and Finance

Bitcoin scammers find an opportunity in Turkey earthquake, beware if you get an ’emotional message’ to support Turkish people

OpIndia Staff - 9 February, 2023

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.

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Operation Dost: Indian army’s 30-bedded fully-equipped field hospital starts functioning in Turkey

ANI - 9 February, 2023

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

World

Twitter down in Turkey amidst criticism of the earthquake response

OpIndia Staff - 9 February, 2023

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

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“Erdoğan responsible for this,” says opposition leader, as the President faces burgeoning criticism over earthquake response

OpIndia Staff - 9 February, 2023

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.

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