Turkey launched the “Mesopotamia Express” tourist train to discover its tourist areas located in the south and southeast of the country.

The train scheduled to depart from the capital, Ankara, towards the state of Diyarbakir (southeast) on April 19, will pass through the states of Kayseri, Malatya, and Elazig before arriving in Diyarbakir.

The train takes its name from the “Mesopotamia” region, which means “Mesopotamia” and includes parts of Turkey, Syria and Iraq.

On Saturday, the aforementioned tourist train completed its trial tour aimed at promoting it.

The train arrived in Diyarbakir on Saturday, one day after the start of the test flight from Ankara.

The train gives its passengers the opportunity to tour and shop in the states and tourist stations that it passes through, and discover their tourist, archaeological and historical attractions, as well as their local dishes.

The length of the tourist train line is 1,051 km, and the first official trip is scheduled to depart on April 19 from Ankara, arriving in Diyarbakir the next day, and departing from there towards Ankara again on the 21st of the same month.

The capacity of one trip of the Mesopotamia Express is 180 passengers.

The train also includes 9 cars with beds for two people.

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On Monday, an earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale struck the state of Malatya, southeastern Turkey.

According to a statement issued by the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), an earthquake occurred at 16:19, and its epicenter was in the Butorga district.

The statement explained that the magnitude of the earthquake reached 4.4 on the Richter scale, and it occurred at a depth of 9.6 kilometers.

In turn, Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerli Kaya said that AFAD teams and the relevant authorities began surveying the field damage resulting from the earthquake.

He confirmed in a blog post on the “X” platform that no negative developments had been recorded so far, wishing safety for the citizens who felt the earthquake.

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An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck the state of Malatya in central Turkey on Thursday evening.

According to a statement issued by the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), an earthquake occurred at 17:46 (GMT+3) and its epicenter was in the Batal Ghazi district.

The statement explained that the earthquake’s strength reached 5.2 on the Richter scale, while its depth reached 6.99 kilometers.

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Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerli Kaya announced that there were no casualties as a result of the earthquake that struck the state of Malatya on Thursday, indicating that 22 people were slightly injured.

And he stated in a post on his account on a social networking site that the Turkish teams continued field survey efforts in the region after the earthquake, which had a magnitude of 5.3 and its epicenter was in the Yeşilyurt district of Malatya.

Yerli Kaya indicated that according to preliminary information, the earthquake caused the collapse of an abandoned building and two buildings damaged by the Kahramanmaraş earthquake on February 6.

He explained, “So far, there have been no casualties. 22 of our citizens sustained minor injuries as a result of jumping from high places due to fear and panic.”

An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit Thursday night in the Yeşilyurt region of Malatya state in southern Turkey.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan confirmed that the construction of about 28,000 homes had actually started in the areas of the double earthquake that hit the south of the country, and that some village houses would be completed by the summer.

This came in a televised interview on Wednesday, in which he indicated that the earthquake area had entered the stage of reconstruction.

He said, “We have actually started building 27,949 homes in the states of Adi Yaman, Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Hatay, and Malatya, which were affected by the earthquake, and some village houses are nearing completion, and we will finish them by summer.”

On February 6, two earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, followed by thousands of violent aftershocks, resulting in thousands of deaths and great destruction.

On another issue, President Erdogan stressed that protecting the institution of the family is a priority for the government, and it is not possible to agree to impose deviant lifestyles on society, such as the meme society in the name of freedom.

He stressed that the government will continue to combat deviant currents against common human values.

He stressed that the family is the basis of society and the responsibility for its protection rests with all of humanity.

In another matter, Erdogan stressed that the region and the world are turning into an increasingly solid field of international struggle.

“We live in a world characterized by crises and wars, and we were able to build a strong and independent Turkey, and we need to preserve it,” he added.

And he added, “We have fought and will continue to fight so that war does not reach our lands, and I can confirm that we will not plunge our country into any war, and we will preserve the strength of the family institution, and we will show greater sensitivity towards the issue of immigration, especially from Syria, but we will also not allow anyone to infringe on the rights of immigrants.”

He continued, “Had it not been for our efforts in the past two years, the Western club would have dragged Turkey into a war against Russia, which we will not allow as long as we are in power. There is another factor that we will talk about, which is certainly ending this war through serious and firm mediation between Russia and Ukraine.”

Erdogan stressed that Turkey will continue to dry up terrorism at its sources.

Regarding the recent bankruptcy of banks in the United States and Europe, Erdogan stressed that Europe is paying a heavy price for continuing on the path of raising interest rates.

He warned that the tightening monetary policies currently applied to counter inflationary pressures may push the entire world into recession due to the suppression of global economic activity.

He added, “We have put this danger on our agenda, and we have repeatedly said that everyone should be very careful in this regard, but despite all our warnings, we are watching with sorrow that this has become a reality.”

Erdogan explained that the World Bank published a report this week in which it indicated that expectations for global growth had fallen to 2.2 percent.

He added that the expected figure “is the lowest in the past 30 years and will lead the global economy into a lost period of ten years.”

And he added, “While the risks of recession have become very clear, the tightening monetary policy increases borrowing costs and reduces bond activity.”

And he continued, “3 banks in America went bankrupt as a result of depositors withdrawing their deposits due to the banks’ loss and the increased awareness of risks.”

He confirmed that the same risk was transferred to the Swiss Credit Suisse Bank, and then to other European banks.

He stressed that the developments that began in the United States and then spread to Europe “threaten global financial stability.”

He added that the banking sector in Turkey is based on solid foundations and indicators and that it maintains its strong and stable outlook thanks to the effective monitoring and auditing infrastructure.

He said that the banking sector in Turkey “is in a position to set an example for the world by complying with international standards and having high standards.”

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Earthquakes hit areas in the province of Hatay and Malatya on Monday morning.

According to the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD), the Hessa area of Hatay Province was hit by a 4.7-magnitude earthquake.

The tremor occurred at 05:23 local time, at a depth of 11.52 kilometers below the earth’s surface.

The Potorg region in the state of Malatya was also subjected to two earthquakes measuring 4.5 degrees at 4:34 local time and at a depth of 8 kilometers.

As for the second tremor, it was of a magnitude of 4.5 at 5:13 local time, at a depth of 10 kilometers.

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The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency (AFAD) announced that the death toll from the earthquake disaster in the south of the country had reached 47,975 people as of Saturday evening.

The head of AFAD, Yunus Sezer, said in a press statement that 47,975 people, including 6,278 foreigners, died as a result of the earthquake that occurred at dawn on February 6.

He pointed to the continuation of the work of removing rubble, erecting tents and building prefabricated and permanent homes for those affected in the earthquake areas.

The Turkish states affected by the earthquake are Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Sanliurfa, Diyarbakir, Adana, Adıyaman, Osmaniye, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya and Elazig.

On February 6, a double earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, the first measuring 7.7 degrees and the second 7.6 degrees, followed by thousands of violent aftershocks, killing tens of thousands, mostly in southern Turkey, in addition to massive destruction.

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The devastating earthquake in southern Turkey caused cracks in the Mishmash and Jabal farms in the Darinde district of Malatya state.

The cracks were formed in the farm and the mountain as a result of the earthquake that occurred on February 6.

The earthquake also caused rocks to fall and landslides in some areas of Darendeh.

Ahmed Kul, a resident of the area, said that the rocks fell towards the houses after the quake.

Cole added: “We have never seen anything like this in the area before, as if the mountain was divided into two parts.”

In turn, Sabati Poyraz, a resident, said that cracks appeared in the mountain after the second earthquake, which led to the fall of large rocks.

On February 6, two earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, followed by thousands of violent aftershocks, killing tens of thousands of people and leaving huge material damage.

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Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced that the death toll from the earthquake that struck Malatya province has risen to 103, killing one person.

Koca said in a tweet on Twitter that the injured are undergoing treatment, indicating that 6 of them are in operating rooms and 3 are in intensive care.

The Turkish minister expressed his wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured and extended his condolences to the families of the victims from Malatya.

Earlier, the head of the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Agency, “AFAD”, Yunus Sezer, announced that one person was killed and 69 others were injured as a result of the earthquake that struck the state.

An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale occurred in Malatya at 12:04 local time (09:04 GMT), centered in the Yeşilyurt district.

Sezer said in a joint press conference with Orhan Tatar, General Director of the Department of Earthquakes and Risk Reduction in Avad, that search and rescue operations are currently concentrated in the ruins of 5 buildings.

He noted that the region has been witnessing an aftershock every 3 minutes since the Kahramanmaraş earthquake on February 6.

In turn, Tatar reported that the region is witnessing unusual seismic activity, pointing to the occurrence of 4 independent earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.7, 7.6, 6.4 and 5.3, in addition to 45 aftershocks of between 5 and 6 degrees.

He pointed out that the Malatya earthquake was assessed among the large aftershocks, and indicated that the region had witnessed, as of Monday noon, 10,282 aftershocks.

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An earthquake with a power of 5.6 on the Richter scale struck the Malatya state in eastern Turkey.

The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Administration, “AFAD”, said in a statement that the earthquake occurred at 12:04 (09:04 GMT.

It added that the earthquake took place at a depth of 6.96 km below the surface of the earth and its center in the Yusel Eur.

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