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Citizens on the street in the Iskenderun district of Hatay move to safe areas after the earthquake, on February 20, 2023 in Hatay,(Photo by Elif Ozturk Ozgoncu/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) ANKARA, Turkey - There are new reports of collapsed buildings in Syria after another powerful earthquake struck Turkey’s Hatay province which was devastated by a massive tremor two weeks ago. Turkey’s disaster management agency, AFAD, said the magnitude-6.4 earthquake was centered around the town of Defne, in Hatay province. It was followed by a second, magnitude-5.8 tremor. NTV television said the quake caused some damaged buildings to collapse, but there were no immediate reports of any casualties. Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency said the quake was felt in Syria, Jordan, Israel and Egypt. A view from the area as demolishing works and debris removal efforts continue after the powerful twin earthquakes in Kahramanmaras, Turkiye on February 20, 2023.

Turkish flag waves during hoisting ceremony at Camlica hill within the National Sovereignty and Children's Day in Istanbul, Turkey on April 23, 2021. (Muhammed Enes Yildirim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) ANKARA, Turkey (AP) - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has sent a letter to the United Nations formally requesting that his country be referred to as "Türkiye," the state-run news agency reported.

ISTANBUL – Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday sought the maximum possible 12 years in prison each for a Turkish private airline official and two pilots accused of smuggling the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman out of Japan, Turkey’s state news agency reported.In the third hearing in the trial of seven people over Carlos Ghosn’s dramatic escape in 2019, prosecutors also requested that the court acquits two other pilots of the charge of “illegally smuggling a migrant,” Anadolu Agency said.