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Coverage dated February 18, 2023

Blinken arrives for tour of Turkey's earthquake zone

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Turkey, where he set off for a tour of the earthquake disaster zone accompanied by his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu. They left Incirlik air base near Adana by helicopter Sunday for nearby Hatay province, one of the areas hardest hit by t…

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Blinken pledges more US aid to earthquake-struck Turkey – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    US Secretary of State Blinken has promised Turkey extra aid following a recent devastating earthquake. But his visit also comes amid the thorny issue of NATO's expansion to Finland and Sweden, which Turkey is blocking.

  2. Washington Times

    Blinken tours Turkey’s earthquake zone, pledges $100M in aid (opens Washington Times)

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    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken took a helicopter tour Sunday of one of the provinces worst affected by the Feb. 6 earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria and pledged a further $100 million in aid to help the region.

  3. KOB 4

    Blinken arrives for tour of Turkey's earthquake zone (opens KOB 4)

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    U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Turkey, where he set off for a tour of the earthquake disaster zone accompanied by his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu. They left Incirlik air base near Adana by helicopter Sunday for nearby Hatay province, one of the areas hardest hit by t…

  4. Digital Journal

    Turkey winds down quake rescue as Blinken pledges fresh US aid (opens Digital Journal)

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    Turkey on Sunday said rescue efforts following last week's devastating earthquake had ended in all but two provinces as visiting US Secretary of State

  5. Al Jazeera

    Top US diplomat visits Turkey quake zone; pledges $100m in aid (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Antony Blinken, who toured Hatay province from the air, says ‘it is going to take a massive effort to rebuild’.

  6. Delaware Public Media

    Blinken tours Turkey's earthquake zone and pledges $100 million more in U.S. aid (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    The additional aid includes $50 million in emergency refugee and migration funds and $50 million in humanitarian assistance, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

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