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Turkish Parliament approved decision on imposing state of emergency in 10 provinces of country-UPDATED

09 February 2023 17:58 (UTC +04:00)

The Turkish parliament has approved the decision to impose a state of emergency in 10 provinces, APA reports.

The state of emergency will be applied in 10 provinces in the earthquake area for a period of 3 months.

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“We will provide assistance amounted to 10 thousand lire to our citizens in a transition period,” said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, APA reports.

According to the Turkish President, containers coming from foreign countries will be sent to 10 provinces.

Erdogan added that today the Turkish parliament will discuss the issue of applying the state of emergency for 3 months in the 10 provinces affected by the earthquake, and the decision will come into force from today.”