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Major earthquake in Turkey, Syria kills more than 1,400 people

The magnitude 7.8 tremor caused buildings to collapse and was felt as far as Lebanon and Cyprus. A major earthquake of magnitude 7.8 struck southeastern Turkey and northwest Syria, killing more than 1,400 people and injuring hundreds in both countries as buildings collapsed across the region, triggering searches for survivors in the rubble. The earthquake hit near the Turkish city …

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Why Turkey and the Muslim world needs Erdogan

The Turkish referendum is an internal political situation of a nation that has received a lot of attention from around the world. And why not? After all, Turkey is one of the fastest movers and shakers of this century. In just over a decade, it has joined the G20 richest industrial nations in the world. Yet, despite this showing of …

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