Turkish President Erdogan declares emergency as Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 5,200

Turkish leader declares emergency as Turkey-Syria quake death toll passes 5,200 Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in 10 provinces devastated by two earthquakes that killed more than 5,200 people and left a trail of destruction across a wide area of southern Turkey and neighbouring Syria. Ece Toksabay,Huseyin Hayatsever Reuters

...Erdogan on Tuesday declared the 10 Turkish provinces affected as a disaster zone and imposed a state of emergency there for three months. This will permit the government to bypass parliament in enacting new laws and to limit or suspend rights and freedoms.

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