Ankara Accepts International Aid As Quake Crisis Grows
Last updated (GMT/UTC): 25.10.2011 11:00
By Dorian Jones
ISTANBUL -- The Turkish government has agreed to accept offers of international aid to help it cope with the aftermath of the devastating October 23 earthquake in the southeast of the country.
In Ankara, a Foreign Ministry official told Reuters that Turkey had requested prefabricated housing and tents from more than 30 countries, including Israel, with whom it has been in a diplomatic crisis.
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