16 infants were delivered by Erdogan’s presidential plane from the earthquake-hit areas in Ankara – The news was also posted in English on the account of the Turkish presidency
In communicative management of the political cost of the deadly earthquakes, which he encountered and lived through the criticisms he received on his tour of the earthquake-affected areas, the Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Three months before the elections, the Erdogan government is being accused of a delayed reaction, which will undoubtedly bring back memories for the Turkish president of the great earthquake of ’99 that cost Bulent Ecevit power, with the same big winner.
First Lady ErdoÄŸan visits earthquake-victim babies https://t.co/74neoV2h6T pic.twitter.com/91yqjtb53n
— Presidency of the Republic of Turkey (@trpresidency) February 9, 2023
Erdogan went to the earthquake affected areas yesterday, from where he promised to rebuild them in just one year, while at the same time he promised that the Turkish government will distribute 495 euros per family.
16 bebek CumhurbaÅŸkanligaÄŸina ait avakla Ankara’ya broughtindi https://t.co/aNwrBG779N pic.twitter.com/ECWZbMz7pj
— ANADOLU AJANSI (@anadoluajansi) February 8, 2023
Shortly afterwards, the Turkish news agency Anatoli broadcast footage of 16 infants being transported by the presidential plane from the earthquake-hit areas to Ankara. Infants are up to 1 year old. At the same time, medical teams as well as first aid items were transported to Kahramanmaras via the presidential aircraft.
The babies were picked up from the plane by the foster mothers of the Ministry of Family and Social Services and transported by ambulance to a hospital.
After their safe transfer to Ankara, Turkey’s “first lady” Emine Erdogan visited the infants, and was informed by the health staff about their health status. Touched by their plight, Emine Erdogan was seen in tears. In fact, the Turkish presidency, also posted in Englishon her Twitter account, the human side of Ms. Erdogan.
16 babies rescued from the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras are being transferred to Ankara by Turkish Presidential Plane after 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes hit Türkiye’s multiple provinces https://t.co/IrVtKSlUJP
📸: Mehmet Ali Özcan, Hakan Dündar pic.twitter.com/cqqfZwo4Pu
— Anadolu Images (@anadoluimages) February 8, 2023
“Political struggle for survival” is invited to give Tayyip Erdogan, it is also noted in the analysis, as he does not want the crisis caused by the deadly earthquake of 7.8 degrees that shook southern Turkey last Monday to “explode in his hands”.
The earthquake intensifies the pressure on the Turkish president, just three months before the presidential and parliamentary elections, which even before the disaster predicted a difficult test for him.
Faced with growing criticism of the authorities’ slow response and lack of organization, the Turkish president, in power since 2003, visited the affected areas on Wednesday and admitted his mistakes.
Turkish first lady visits infant survivors of quakes airlifted to Ankara hospital https://t.co/TYFiyP8BsV pic.twitter.com/WBvQsdm9DF
— ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) February 9, 2023
Our President’s instruction ile KahramanmaraÅŸ’ya CumhurbaÅŸkanlığı uçağıyla nakledilen 16 depremzede bebükümizın saÄŸlık durumlarının iyi wolrisi bir nebze de olsa umutlarımızı tazeledi. Devletimizin emin ellerindeler. pic.twitter.com/peaxytPFqh
— Emine Erdoğan (@EmineErdoğan) February 8, 2023
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