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Turkey earthquake: Erdogan admits 'shortcomings' as death toll nears 12,000

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Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended his government's response to two catastrophic earthquakes, saying it was impossible to prepare for the scale of the disaster.

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Times of India

Turkey: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan admits 'shortcomings' as earthquake toll hits 11,700

The sprawling scale of the disaster that flattened thousands of buildings, trapping an unknown number of people, has swamped relief operations already hampered by freezing weather.

1 year ago·India

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BBC News

Turkey quake: President Erdogan accepts some problems with response

Recep Tayyip Erdogan defends the government's response as Syria struggles to get much needed aid.

1 year ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Turkish President Erdogan Acknowledges 'Shortcomings' in Quake Response

Touring Hatay, a southern province with Turkey's highest death toll, Erdogan also pushed back against local critics who alleged that the area has an insufficent number of police officers and soldiers involved in rescue work.

1 year ago·India

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Hindustan Times

Turkish president acknowledges 'shortcomings' in quake response: Report

Turkey earthquake: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has already declared a 90-day emergency across ten provinces of the country, visited the earthquake epicentre Kahramanmaras and responded to the criticism faced by his government.

1 year ago·New Delhi, India

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Irish Independent

Turkish president admits ‘shortcomings’ in earthquake response as death toll reaches 12,000

The president of Turkey has acknowledged “shortcomings” in his country's response to the world’s deadliest earthquake in more than a decade as the death toll reached 12,000.

1 year ago·Ireland

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South China Morning Post

Hope fading as Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 17,000

The death toll from Monday’s 7.8-magnitude quake is expected to rise sharply as rescue efforts pass the 72-hour mark that disaster experts consider the most likely period to save lives.

1 year ago·Hong Kong

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