Erdogan condemns criticism of Turkey’s quake response
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday condemned criticism of the government’s response to devastating earthquakes that have killed more than 11,000 people in southern Turkey and northwest Syria.
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ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday condemned criticism of the government’s response to devastating earthquakes that have killed more than 11,000 people in southern Turkey and northwest Syria.
“This is a time for unity, solidarity. In a period like this, I cannot stomach people conducting negative campaigns for political interest,” he told reporters on his arrival in the southern province of Hatay.
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He said it was not possible to be prepared for such a disaster, but that the government would accelerate rubble removal and housing construction. The death toll in Turkey had risen to 9,057, he added.
(Reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun; Writing by Daren Butler; Editing by Kevin Liffey)