Shelter shortage forces Turkey to accept foreign aid
Thomas Seibert
Oct 27, 2011
People wait for tents to be distributed yesterday in Ercis, one of the towns most severely affected by Sunday's earthquake.
ISTANBUL // In a turnaround triggered by a drastic shortage of shelter for victims of last weekend's earthquake in eastern Anatolia, Turkey has decided to call for international support and has even asked Israel and Armenia, two countries whose ties with Turkey have been strained, for help, diplomats said yesterday.
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