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- Turkish leader declares state of emergency as Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 5,100Middle East ·
February 7, 2023 · 1:04 PM UTC · undefined agoTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces devastated by two earthquakes that killed more than 5,100 people and left a trail of destruction across a wide area of southern Turkey and neighbouring Syria.