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Turkish parliamentary committee approves defence pact with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan

The defence agreement commits the sides to regard an armed attack against one as an attack on all three. It was approved by the foreign affairs committee with the votes of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling party and its allies, despite objections from the opposition.

The Economic Times · Oct 27

Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission approves Sweden’s NATO bid

Approval clears another hurdle in Sweden’s accession process to the bloc in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Dec 26, 2023

A new earthquake hits Turkey, as teams still respond to earlier catastrophic quake

Turkish authorities say a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, followed by a magnitude 5.8 tremor, struck the Antakya region around 8 p.m. local time Monday. The quake was also felt in Syria.

WEKU · Feb 20, 2023

Miracle rescues as quake toll passes 25,000


Rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the rubble on Saturday, five days after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria, leaving more than 25,000 dead.

Bangkok Post · Feb 11, 2023

Survivors ever fewer in quake rubble of Turkey and Syria

Exhausted rescuers pulled dwindling numbers of survivors from earthquake rubble in Turkey and Syria on Saturday five days after one of the region's worst natural disasters whose death toll neared 26,000 and looked set to rise far higher.

Reuters · Feb 11, 2023

Earthquake death toll in Turkey and Syria surpasses 5,000

Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Tuesday that the death toll from the earthquakes centred in southeastern Turkey rose to 3,419, bringing the total including those killed in Syria to more than 5,000.

Reuters · Feb 7, 2023

Live Updates | Turkey, Syria earthquake kills thousands

The medical aid organization Doctors Without Borders says a staff member has been found dead under the rubble of his house in Syria’s Idlib province following the powerful earthquake that struck Syria and Turkey

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Map of Turkey shows where massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck

At least 20 aftershocks follows, with two major earthquakes – one measuring at least 7.5 magnitude – striking central Turkey hours later

The Independent UK · Feb 7, 2023

Quake toll hits 4,000 in Turkey and Syria as rescue teams arrive

Rescue teams from overseas began arriving in Turkey on Tuesday after a pair of powerful earthquakes a day earlier killed at least 4,000 people in the country and neighboring Syria, leaving millions to suffer without power or heat throughout a snowy night.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2023

Quake toll hits 4,000 in Turkey and Syria as overseas aid flows

Rescue teams from overseas began deploying in Turkey on Tuesday after a pair of powerful earthquakes a day earlier killed at least 4,000 people in the country and neighboring Syria, leaving millions to suffer without power or heat throughout a snowy night.

Tribune News Service · Feb 6, 2023