US State Secy Blinken to visit quake-hit Turkey on Sunday
Blinken will then travel to Ankara, where he will meet with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
Blinken will then travel to Ankara, where he will meet with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
President Erdogan stressed that the weather conditions have added to the magnitude of the destruction caused by the earthquake.
The death toll in the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday has soared to at least 7,926.
According to Management Agency, AFAD, the earthquake struck at 4:08 am on Wednesday and was centred about 14 kilometres northwest of Duzce
It would be naïve for the region and the wider world, however, to ascribe any other motive than the purely utilitarian to this change in tack by President Erdogan.
The Taliban officials pledged to support the Afghan refugees who want to return to the country from Turkey, he said.
Turkey reported its first Covid-19 case on March 11, 2020.
The Turkish army has launched operations in northern Syria against the Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units and the Islamic State elements in the region.
The shadow boxing between Russia and Turkey has graduated to shooting.
The Turkey-backed rebels have captured 14 villages and towns over the past four days, including the strategic city of Saraqeb.
