February 8, 2023 | The National Interest
Turkey’s Earthquake: The Buck Stops with Erdogan
Ankara has to answer why it wasn’t prepared for the earthquake that has devastated Turkey, and what will its response be over the coming weeks.
February 8, 2023 | The National Interest
Turkey’s Earthquake: The Buck Stops with Erdogan
Ankara has to answer why it wasn’t prepared for the earthquake that has devastated Turkey, and what will its response be over the coming weeks.
Turkey may have just experienced the most devastating natural disaster in its history. Ten provinces in the country’s southeast were flattened by powerful earthquakes in a matter of hours, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths. Temperatures are freezing and survivors are in danger of freezing to death before rescuers can dig them out of the rubble.