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Turkey: Turkey bans layoffs, offers salary support in earthquake zone
ANKARA: Turkey launched a temporary wage support scheme and banned layoffs in 10 cities on Wednesday to protect workers and businesses from the financial impact…
Turkey: Woman pulled alive from rubble in Turkey a week after earthquake
ANTAKYA/ELBISTAN: Rescuers pulled a woman alive from the rubble of a collapsed building in Turkey on Monday, broadcaster CNN Turk reported, a week after a…
Turkey: Earthquakes to disrupt Turkey’s growth, stretch budget as Erdogan heads to elections
ANKARA: Massive earthquakes in Turkey will add billions of dollars of spending to Ankara’s budget and cut economic growth by up two percentage points this…
In Turkey, night fills with screams and crying as earthquake rescues go on
HATAY, TURKEY/DAMASCUS: The screams of people still trapped in the rubble filled the night early on Tuesday and relatives wept for their loved ones as…
‘Shaken like a cradle’: Earthquake kills 2,600+ in Turkiye & Syria
KAHRAMANMARAS (Turkiye)/DAMASCUS: A huge earthquake killed more than 2,600 people across a swathe of Turkiye and northwest Syria on Monday, with freezing winter weather adding…
Earthquake devastation piles misery on war-hit Syrians in wintry north
JANDARIS: Wailing children, flattened buildings and hospitals full of bodies – a devastating earthquake on Monday looked painfully familiar for Syrian families and rescuers worn…