Turkey declares State of Emergency
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Erdogan said OHAL will be in effect for a three-month period
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Edogan has declared a state of emergency (OHAL) in ten provinces affected by devastating earthquakes of Monday.
Erdogan said OHAL will be in effect for a three-month period, during a live-broadcasted press briefing on Tuesday.
Devastating earthquakes hit Turkey’s ten Southeastern provinces on Monday, so far claiming over 3,500 lives.
