emre temel, from the bbc s turkish service, he s in istanbul. what more have we learned from president erdogan speaking in istanbul? he president erdogan speaking in istanbul? . ., , istanbul? he admitted that search and rescue efforts istanbul? he admitted that search and rescue efforts did istanbul? he admitted that search and rescue efforts did not - istanbul? he admitted that search and rescue efforts did not go - istanbul? he admitted that search and rescue efforts did not go as i and rescue efforts did not go as quickly as he hoped, and there have been shortcomings in the government s response. unfortunately, they were not able to speed up their interventions as quickly as desired. he admitted some of the shortcomings. however, as part of a one year plan, people who
efforts. this is a city which is struggling tonight. there are so many more across southern turkey, villages as well, where people are really trying to feel with these deal with these desperate conditions knowing that help in many cases is going to take a long time still avoid that was anna foster giving us avoid that was anna foster giving us a flavour of the conditions of avoid that was anna foster giving us a flavour of the conditions a flavour of the conditions of the round. emre temel is from the bbc s turkish service. hejoins me now from istanbul. thanks for coming on the programme. just bring us up to date with what is the latest. it’s just bring us up-to-date with what is the latest- is the latest. it s been announced that the advice is the latest. it s been announced that the advice of is the latest. it s been announced that the advice of the is the latest. it s been announced that the advice of the palace, - is the latest. it s been announced | that the advice of
was incomplete darkness. i think what it suggests is they simply don t have the resources at the moment to be able to mount full scale rescue efforts on all of these collapsed buildings and as you rightly say, this is a city which is struggling tonight. there are so many more across southern turkey, villages as well where people are really trying to deal with desperate conditions, with this pouring rain and bitter cold, knowing that help, in many cases, is going to take a long time still to arrive. for the very latest emre temel from the bbc s turkish service. the prime minister announced that the death toll has rising to 2651. more than 11,000 people have been wounded and the number of buildings which have been destroyed is over 5600. turkish officials say 6545 people had been rescued from the rubble but, obviously, they are racing against time to save more lives. turkey s president recep
this prompted anti sweden protests in turkey, and in other muslim countries. sweden, along with finland applied for nato membership after russia invaded ukraine, but they need the approval of all 30 nato states before that can be granted. i m joined now by my colleague from bbc s turkish service, emre temel. why is turkey refusing to admit sweden into nato in the first place? what are its demands? turkey accuses sweden and finland of harbouring kurdish people viewed as terrorist organisations. last week the turkish president said that these two nordic countries should deport or extradite up to 130 people who he referred to 130 people who he referred to as terrorists. the swedish government says it cannot
party, burnt a copy of the quran during a protest outside the turkish embassy in stockholm. muslims view intentional damage to the quran as deeply offensive. and the anger was clear across the muslim world these are demonstrations in lahore, pakistan. protesters set fire to swedish flags in amman, jordan. and in istanbul, hundreds rallied outside the swedish consulate, yelling chants against sweden. turkey s foreign ministry condemned the burning of the quran, saying it happened despite our repeated warnings earlier . it said permitting this anti islam act under the guise of freedom of expression is completely unacceptable. . here s the turkish president. translation: the outrageous act l in sweden is an insult to anyone l who respects people s fundamental rights and freedoms, especially muslims. the fact that this vile attack on the quran took place in front of the turkish embassy turns the issue into both a religious and a national issue for us. emre temel from the bbc s turk