7 February 2023 at 12:56 Erdogan after the earthquake: Declares a three-month state of emergency Turkish President Recep Erdogan declares a state of emergency in ten cities for three months after the earthquake on Monday night. The cities are declared disaster areas. The president says that the official death toll in Turkey is now 3,549. He also says that 70 countries have offered to contribute to the ongoing rescue efforts. According to Erdogan, the authorities will make the many hotels in the Antalya area available to those who have lost their homes in the earthquake.
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