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Istanbul, Turkey, Feb 19 (EFE).- Around one million Turks have lost their homes and are currently living in tents, prefabricated houses or other temporary shelters following the two massive earthquakes which struck two weeks ago, killing at least 40,689 people in Turkey, authorities reported Sunday. Nearly half a million people...

Istanbul, Feb 19 (EFE).- US secretary of state Antony Blinken arrived in Turkey Sunday to visit areas struck by the devastating earthquakes that killed more than 46,000 people. On his maiden trip to the country, Blinken met his counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu to show solidarity and send his condolences to those...

Istanbul, Feb 17 (EFE).- Three survivors in southwestern Turkey were pulled from the rubble on Friday 11 days after twin earthquakes devastated swathes of southern Turkey and northern Syria. The three rescued people had spent 260 hours trapped under debris in the city of Antakya, one of the hardest hit...