"I Apologise For This": Turkey's Erdogan On Delay In Quake Rescue Ops
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Erdogan, who is seeking another term as president after two decades in power, has received strong criticism from earthquake survivors in Adiyaman in the southeast.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today asked for forgiveness over rescue delays while visiting one of the areas hit hardest by the deadly earthquake earlier this month.
Erdogan, who is seeking another term as president after two decades in power, has received strong criticism from earthquake survivors in Adiyaman in the southeast.
In the last election in 2018, Erdogan handily beat his secular opposition rival in that province.
"Due to the devastating effect of the tremors and the bad weather, we were not able to work the way we wanted in Adiyaman for the first few days. I apologise for this," Erdogan said.
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