People travelling from India to #Turkey will be required to submit a negative #COVID19 report from RT-PCR test done not more than 72 hours before arrival, the Turkish Embassy said.
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Passengers travelling from India to Turkey required negative RT-PCR report: Turkish Embassy
The rule will also apply to those passengers who have been in India in the 14 days prior to their travel to Turkey.
"Anguished by the loss of lives and damage of property due to the #Earthquake in #Turkey. Condolences to the bereaved families. May the injured recover soon," Prime Minister #NarendraModi tweeted.
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India stands in solidarity with Turkish people: PM Modi on earthquake in Turkey
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also condoled the loss of lives in the earthquake.
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Hours later another earthquake of magnitude 6.0 struck central #Turkey. A series of devastating earthquakes leveled buildings in southern #Turkey near the northern border of war-ravaged #Syria.
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Third powerful earthquake rocks Turkey in less than 24 hours; over 1,800 dead
Syrian Civil Defense described the situation in the rebel-held region as “disastrous” adding that entire buildings have collapsed and people are trapped under the rubble.
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"We thought it was the apocalypse:" Over 4,000 people were killed in the major earthquake that hit #Turkey and #Syria on Monday.
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Death toll rises to over 4,000 in Turkey, Syria earthquakes
Multi-storey apartment buildings full of residents were among the 5,606 structures reduced to rubble in Turkey, while Syria announced dozens of collapses, as well as damage to archaeological sites.
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The #earthquake affected an area that is home to 13.5 million people in #Turkey and an unknown number in #Syria and stretches farther than the distance from London to Paris or Boston to Philadelphia.
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Turkey rushes to find survivors of 'disaster of the century'; Death toll hits 21,000
Even though experts say people could survive for a week or more, the chances of finding survivors in the freezing temperatures were dimming.
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International aid was trickling into parts of #Turkey and #Syria on Saturday where rescuers toiled to pull children from rubble in areas devastated by a massive #earthquake that has killed over 24,000 people.
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Aid trickles in as Turkey-Syria quake toll passes 24,000
A winter freeze in the affected areas has hurt rescue efforts and compounded the suffering of millions of people, many in desperate need of aid.
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A video of two Turkish nurses protecting infants during the 7.7 magnitude #earthquake has won hearts online. The CCTV footage at a hospital in Gaziantep was shared on Twitter by #Turkey politician Fatma Sahin.
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Turkey: How nurses at a hospital protected newborns during earthquake
A video of two Turkish nurses protecting infants during the 7.7 magnitude earthquake has won hearts online. The CCTV footage at a hospital in Gaziantep was shared on Twitter by Turkey politician Fatma Sahin.
Also Read: Earthquake in Turkey is only the latest…
Also Read: Earthquake in Turkey is only the latest…
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A magnitude 5.6 #earthquake shook southern #Turkey on Monday — three weeks after a catastrophic temblor devastated the region — causing some already damaged buildings to collapse, an official said.
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The New Indian Express
Magnitude 5.6 quake hits Turkey; more buildings collapse
Monday’s earthquake was centred in the town of Yesilyurt in Malatya province, the country’s disaster management agency said.
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Amid rising resentment over Turkey’s military support to #Pakistan against India, RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) urged the Modi govt to suspend civil aviation links, impose economic sanctions, and curb the flow of Indian tourists to #Turkey.
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'Unholy alliance with Pakistan': RSS-affiliate SJM calls for sanctions, curb on tourists to Turkey
NEW DELHI: Amid rising resentment over Turkey’s military support to Pakistan against India, RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) on Wednesday urged the Mod
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Indian tourists are canceling trips to #Turkey and #Azerbaijan in large numbers after the two popular holiday destinations expressed support for #Pakistan.
This came after India’s military action against its neighbour, following the brutal #PahalgamAttack.
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This came after India’s military action against its neighbour, following the brutal #PahalgamAttack.
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INTERVIEW | The Kurdistan Democratic Communities Union (KCK) spokesperson Zagros Hîwa talks to senior journalist Neena Gopal, from an undisclosed location, on the prospects for success of the latest developments in #Turkey.
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INTERVIEW | 'PKK hasn't laid down arms, only ended armed struggle; ball in Turkey's court'
One of the oldest conflicts in West Asia -- the so-called 'Kurdish question' -- is currently inching closer to a solution. Since its foundation in 1923, the Rep