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Turkey: More than 100 arrested for protesting government over its earthquake management mismanagement

As a result of earthquakes in Turkey, thousands of people died and were left homeless | Fountain: EFE

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More than 100 people were arrested this Monday in Istanbul during demonstrations to protest the Turkish government’s response to the February 6 earthquake. This tragedy claimed the lives of more than 50,000 people in Turkey and Syria.

A protest organized by the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DISK) and the Confederation of Trade Unions of Civil Servants (KESK) took place in the city to denounce the recent “reports of corruption” following the humanitarian aid to the victims. . DISK General Secretary Fahrettin Engin Erdogan is among more than 100 detainees.

“The violent suppression of a peaceful trade union demonstration in Turkey is completely unacceptable,” European Trade Union Confederation secretary Esther Lynch said in a statement, calling the response to the protest “repression.” peaceful protest.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday apologized to the people of Adiyaman province in the southeast of the country for the delay in the delivery of aid after the February 6 earthquake.

The feeling that so far the reaction of the ruling authorities to the consequences of the incident, considered the worst humanitarian disaster that the country has experienced in more than a century, has caused great anger among the population.

About 865,000 people currently live in tents. Added to this are another 23,500 people who received prefabricated houses and 376,000 people who are housed in institutions of the Ministry of Education or Sports.

Earthquakes caused US$34 billion in damage

Earthquakes recorded in Syria and Turkey in early February not only killed more than 50,000 people, but also cost more than $34 billion, according to the World Bank.

According to the international organization, although the calculation is $34 billion, the reconstruction of the south-east of the country could cost at least twice as much.

“The report acknowledges that salvage and reconstruction costs will be much higher (than those caused by damage), potentially twice as high, and that the resulting loss of gross domestic product (GDP) will add to these costs,” the report explains. report. institution in the application.

(According to Europa Press)

Source: RPP

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