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News from the EU Delegation in Turkey:
Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič is visiting Gaziantep as part of the coordination of the EU response to the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria.
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/IP_21_3484
As announced yesterday, European Commission and Swedish Presidency of the Council will organise a Donors’ Conference for the people of Türkiye and Syria affected by the earthquake:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_23_708
You can find the latest update on the EU’s disaster response here: https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories/news/earthquake-eu-mobilises-support-syria-and-further-aid-turkiye-2023-02-08_en
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"A compassionate hand extended by the state to citizens" https://t.co/B9RjOncb52
— William Armstrong (@WJ_Armstrong) February 9, 2023
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Turkish government agency says it gave order to ban Twitter because the platform wasn't carrying out its legal responsibilities https://t.co/kHvqPTHZxj
— Ankaralı Jan (@06JAnk) February 8, 2023
1. Türkiye'den Twitter ve Tiktok sosyal medya platformlarına bant daraltma yaptırımı uygulanmaya başladı. Türk hukukunda bu uygulamaya izin veren birden fazla kanun maddesi var. Tek tek açıklayacağım.👇
— Yaman Akdeniz (@cyberrights) February 8, 2023
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