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Erdogan declares 'state of emergency' in 10 earthquake-hit provinces

2023-02-07 6 Dailymotion

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declares a three-month state of emergency in 10 southeastern provinces hit by a major earthquake that has claimed at least 5,000 lives in Turkey and Syria. "We have decided to declare a state of emergency to ensure that our (rescue and recovery) work can be carried out quickly," Erdogan says in televised remarks.