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Turkey’s Central Bank Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged After Earthquakes
The Turkish central bank will not raise or lower interest rates, despite the sky-high inflation in the country. Consumer prices in Turkey are 55 percent higher than a year ago.
In addition, the earthquakes that hit Turkey last…
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More Than 850,000 Children Still Displaced After Turkey and Syria Earthquake
A month after the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, more than 850,000 children are still displaced after being driven from their damaged or destroyed homes. This is reported by the UN organization UNICEF on Monday.
In addition, the…
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Turkey Wants Special Fund for Reconstruction After Earthquakes
Turkey wants to set up a special fund to reconstruct the areas affected by the country's severe earthquakes. This involved official wishes to remain anonymous and reports this to the Bloomberg news agency.
The fund should make it…
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Turkish Cement Companies Rise Again After New Earthquakes
Turkish cement companies rose sharply on the stock exchange in Istanbul on Tuesday after new earthquakes in the southeast of the country.
The declaration by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that Turkey could start building…
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Syrian President Assad is Opening Additional Border Crossings With Turkey for Earthquake Relief
The Syrian regime is opening two additional border crossings with Turkey so that the United Nations can provide more aid to earthquake victims in severely affected northwestern Syria.
Two transitions will be added for a period of…
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Criticism of President Erdogan is Growing: Government was Not Well Prepared for Earthquake
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is increasingly criticised for the approach to relief efforts after the severe earthquake. He also tries to silence the critical voices. "The government was not well prepared for this earthquake,".…
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Turkey Suspends Istanbul Stock Exchange Trading After Quake Losses
The Turkish stock exchange in Istanbul suspended trading on Wednesday after the continued price fall following the country's devastating and deadly earthquakes. It is the first time in 24 years that Turkish stock trading has been halted.…
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Bloomberg: Turkey Wants to Reopen Oil Terminal Closed After Earthquake
Turkey has ordered state-owned Botas to reopen the oil terminal near the city of Ceyhan. Bloomberg reports this based on an official with knowledge of the matter.
However, the terminal was shut down on Monday due to the severe…
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