Turkey silences earthquake response critics with Twitter ban
Turkey is cracking down on social media after being devastated by an earthquake earlier this week, censoring Twitter and arresting online detractors.
tweeted Yaman Akdeniz , a Turkish cyber rights activist.The earthquake hit while most of those impacted were still sleeping, and the scope of devastation in the border region between Turkey and Syria is just starting to become clear.A 7.AZMARIN, Syria — Rescuers in Turkey and war-ravaged Syria searched through the frigid night into Tuesday, hoping to pull more survivors from the rubble after a 7.
“Needless to say, keeping all communications channels open is vital during this crucial moment.” President Tayyip Erdogan acknowledged Wednesday there have been problems with the disaster relief, after many in the country’s regions struck by the powerful 7.”A friend’s brother-in-law, they are trying to communicate with him.8 magnitude quake and its aftershocks felt the government was slow to reach them.Throughout the day, major aftershocks rattled the region, including a jolt nearly as strong as the initial quake.“This is a time for unity, solidarity.They are hoping he was saved,” said Ryan Uysaler of Embrace Relief Foundation Chicago.In a period like this, I cannot stomach people conducting negative campaigns for political interest,” said Erdogan, who is up for reelection in May.Residents jolted out of sleep by the pre-dawn quake rushed outside in the rain and snow to escape falling debris, while those who were trapped cried for help.
The strongman also suggested there was no way to prepare for a disaster of this size, and encouraged the media not to acknowledge “provocateurs.8 magnitude earthquake brought down entire apartment blocks in cities across southern Turkey.Please help them, please.” Erdogan said Tuesday he would not allow “disinformation” about the earthquake to spread online, but it’s unclear what his definition of that word is.An aerial photo shows the destruction in Kahramanmaras, Turkey.Across the border in Syria, where 12 years of war have devastated this particular region, the tragedy is compounding an already horrific situation.AP Turkish citizens said rescuers were ill-equipped to save people from the rubble, sometimes hearing the cries of those trapped under collapsed building but lacking the tools to rescue them.Her daughter and family were still not found.“Where is the state? Where have they been for two days? We are begging them.He sent his family more north, closer to the border because he’s not sure that the building he’s living in will stay up or collapse,” said Dr.We can’t hear them or get any news from them since morning.
Let us do it, we can get them out,” Sabiha Alinak said near the ruins of a building under which her family was trapped.Kemal Kilicdaroglu, who leads Turkey’s main opposition party, said he refuses to “look at what is happening as above politics and align with the ruling party.Sahloul had about 100 people working on the ground in the impacted region even before the earthquake.AP Photo/Khalil Hamra Tens of thousands who were left homeless in Turkey and Syria faced a night in the cold.“This collapse is exactly the result of systematic profiteering politics,” he claimed.“If there is anyone responsible for this process, it is Erdogan.”We’ll be able to coordinate sending these supplies through Airlink that have offered to send these supplies for free.It is this ruling party that has not prepared the country for an earthquake for 20 years.Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared seven days of national mourning.AP Photo/Khalil Hamra Tens of thousands who were left homeless in Turkey and Syria faced a night in the cold.
” With Post wires.With so many people still unaccounted for, community leaders at the Turkish American Society of Chicago said they are still trying to determine how many of their members families have been impacted.
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