Turkey goes after building contractors as earthquake toll tops 33,000
Turkish justice officials targeted more than 130 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods as rescuers extricated more survivors.
Turkish justice officials targeted more than 130 people allegedly involved in shoddy and illegal construction methods as rescuers extricated more survivors.
A new opinion poll published on Saturday gave ruling New Democracy a 7.4 point lead over main opposition leftist party SYRIZA.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias expressed his pride for the Greek rescue workers that “helped Turkish society and the Turkish people in this difficult hour,” during joint statements with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu on Sunday in Antakya.
The Greek rescue mission to Turkey will return to Greece on Sunday according to information from the Hellenic Fire Service. The EMAK Special Disaster Management Team members will depart from Adana on two flights and are expected in Athens by Sunday night.
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias landed at Adana airport in Turkey on Sunday morning, where he was greeted with a warm embrace by his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu. A brief meeting between the two ministers at the airport followed, after which they boarded a helicopter to visit the quake-stricken areas in the Hatay province.
The €50 million project to redevelop the former Minion department store building on Athens’ central Patission Street will include luxury apartments, property development company Dimand Real Estate has revealed.
A digital campaign, with two videos with information about the operation and importance of the 112 number in emergency situations, was launched on Saturday by the Climate Crisis and Civil Protection ministries on the occasion of European 112 Day.
Applications for residence permits through the Golden Visa program posted a surge in the last quarter of 2022.
The 1st Hellenic Impact Investing Conference takes place Thursday at the Benaki Museum in Athens, organized by the Hellenic Impact Investing Network.
A 68-year-old man was arrested in the northern city of Thessaloniki on Saturday morning and charged with sexually abusing a mentally disabled woman.