The European Commission has announced $1.07 billion in aid to Turkey for post-earthquake reconstruction
The Feb. 6 earthquakes were the worst natural disaster to strike modern-day Turkey with more than 56,000 people killed in Turkey and neighbouring Syria. The European Union and member country Sweden on Monday hosted the conference to drum up support.He said the money would "help people whose lives were destroyed in a matter of seconds and minutes" and gives hope "that rebuilding dignity and everyday life will be possible.
The UN Development Programme estimated the "total financial burden of the earthquake disaster" for Turkey at some $103.6 billion and said that amounted to 9% of the country's GDP forecast for 2023. The EU has long accused Erdogan of human rights violations and the bloc's ties with Turkey are strained over Ankara's crackdown on dissent following a 2016 coup. More recently, Turkey has blocked a bid by Sweden to join NATO in the wake of Russia's war against Ukraine.
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