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Turkey: FCDO issues fresh travel warning after national emergency declared

Government
Will Payne
8 February 2023

The Foreign Office is continuing to advise against travel to south-east Turkey after a national emergency was declared in the region following two deadly earthquakes earlier this week. 

The airline has not cancelled any flights to Turkey since operations resumed in May

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near the south-eastern Turkish city of Gaziantep and surrounding areas on Monday (6 February) before a second 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit the neighbouring province of Kahramanmaras hours later.

According to the BBC, the death toll in Turkey and neighbouring Syria passed 11,000 on Wednesday (8 February) and there are warnings the number could continue to rise.