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Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye), officially the Republic of Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti (help·info)), is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwestern Asia and the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. Turkey borders eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest, Greece to the west, Georgia to the northeast, Armenia, Iran and the Nakhichevan exclave of Azerbaijan to the east, and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. In addition, it borders the Black Sea to the north, the Aegean Sea to the west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Turkey also contains the Sea of Marmara that is used by geographers to mark the border between Europe and Asia, thus making the country transcontinental.

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Two swans rest in the snow-covered Kugulu Park in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010. In the mountainous eastern Turkish city of Erzurum the temperatures reached -34 Celsius Wednesday night. Ankara
Under a picture of Iran's late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, Syrian President Bashar Assad, left, talks with Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, during their meeting in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, Feb. 18, 2007. Iran
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Retired Admiral Ozer Karabulut arrives at a courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010. Prosecutors on Tuesday interrogated 51 Turkish military commanders, including former Air Force and Navy chiefs and Karabulut, all detained Monday, in Istanbul, over alleged plans to destabilize the country by blowing up mosques to trigger a coup and topple the Islamic-rooted government. Istanbul
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Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and his deputy Bulent Arinc, right, listen to Kurdish lawmaker Sirri Sakik, foreground, during a debate at the parliament after a meeting between President Abdullah Gul, Erdogan and Chief of Staff Gen. Ilker Basbug in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010. A Turkish court in Istanbul on Thursday charged more ranking military officers with plotting to topple the Islamic-rooted government, increasing the number of jailed officers to 20 - including five admirals and three generals. The court acted hours before Gul, Gen. Basbug and Erdogan met to discuss tensions over the largest-ever crackdown on the military in Turkey. Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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People pass by the main gate of the Swedish Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 12, 2010, a day after Sweden's parliament narrowly approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide, prompting the Turkish government to recall its ambassador in protest.

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People pass by the main gate of the Swedish Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 12, 2010, a day after Sweden's parliament narrowly approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide, prompting the Turkish government to recall its ambassador in protest.

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Members of leftist Workers' Party march to the Swedish Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 12, 2010, a day after Sweden's parliament narrowly approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide, prompting the Turkish government to recall its ambassador in protest. The banner reads: " We did not commit genocide, we defended the country."

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Members of leftist Workers' Party march to the Swedish Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 12, 2010, a day after Sweden's parliament narrowly approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide, prompting the Turkish government to recall its ambassador in protest. The banner reads: " We did not commit genocide, we defended the country."

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Spectators in Sweden's parliament witness the debate on March 11, 2010 that resulted in a narrowly approved resolution recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide. Turkey quickly denounced the vote, cancelled a visit to Stockholm by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan scheduled for next week, and recalled its ambassador from Stockholm for consultations.

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Spectators in Sweden's parliament witness the debate on March 11, 2010 that resulted in a narrowly approved resolution recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide. Turkey quickly denounced the vote, cancelled a visit to Stockholm by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan scheduled for next week, and recalled its ambassador from Stockholm for consultations.

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In this photo taken Wednesday, March 10, 2010, Dervis Ersoz, 18, with an injury to his head, looks for belonging among the rubble of his destroyed house in Kayalik village, located at the end of a deep valley and surrounded by mountains in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, two day after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey early Monday, killing at least 41 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting area four days after the deadly earthquake.

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In this photo taken Wednesday, March 10, 2010, Dervis Ersoz, 18, with an injury to his head, looks for belonging among the rubble of his destroyed house in Kayalik village, located at the end of a deep valley and surrounded by mountains in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, two day after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey early Monday, killing at least 41 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting area four days after the deadly earthquake.

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A survivor reacts outside her tent in Okcular village in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, Wednesday, March 11, 2010, two day after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey early Monday, killing at least 41 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Okcular four days after the deadly earthquake.

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A survivor reacts outside her tent in Okcular village in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, Wednesday, March 11, 2010, two day after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey early Monday, killing at least 41 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Okcular four days after the deadly earthquake.

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Leftist Turks shout slogans during a protest against the United States in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 5, 2010, a day after a U.S. congressional committee approved a resolution branding the World War I-era killing of Armenians a genocide. The House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee endorsed the resolution, which Turkey sees as a historical affront, over last minute objections of U.S. President Barack Obama. Minutes after the vote, Turkey angrily withdrew its ambassador to Washington. The banner reads that Incirlik the military base in the in southern Turkey used by U.S. forces should be taken back by Turkey.

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Leftist Turks shout slogans during a protest against the United States in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 5, 2010, a day after a U.S. congressional committee approved a resolution branding the World War I-era killing of Armenians a genocide. The House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee endorsed the resolution, which Turkey sees as a historical affront, over last minute objections of U.S. President Barack Obama. Minutes after the vote, Turkey angrily withdrew its ambassador to Washington. The banner reads that Incirlik the military base in the in southern Turkey used by U.S. forces should be taken back by Turkey.

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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, March 4, 2010. A Turkish official suggested Thursday his country could recall its ambassador to the United States if lawmakers in Washington recognizes the World War I killings of Armenians as genocide, hours before U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee appeared likely to endorse the resolution, paving the way for its consideration by the full House. Davutoglu reiterated Thursday his government's stance that the resolution could damage ties and set back negotiations with Armenia.

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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, March 4, 2010. A Turkish official suggested Thursday his country could recall its ambassador to the United States if lawmakers in Washington recognizes the World War I killings of Armenians as genocide, hours before U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee appeared likely to endorse the resolution, paving the way for its consideration by the full House. Davutoglu reiterated Thursday his government's stance that the resolution could damage ties and set back negotiations with Armenia.

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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, March 4, 2010. A Turkish official suggested Thursday his country could recall its ambassador to the United States if lawmakers in Washington recognizes the World War I killings of Armenians as genocide, hours before U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee appeared likely to endorse the resolution, paving the way for its consideration by the full House. Davutoglu reiterated Thursday his government's stance that the resolution could damage ties and set back negotiations with Armenia.

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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, March 4, 2010. A Turkish official suggested Thursday his country could recall its ambassador to the United States if lawmakers in Washington recognizes the World War I killings of Armenians as genocide, hours before U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee appeared likely to endorse the resolution, paving the way for its consideration by the full House. Davutoglu reiterated Thursday his government's stance that the resolution could damage ties and set back negotiations with Armenia.

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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, March 4, 2010. A Turkish official suggested Thursday his country could recall its ambassador to the United States if lawmakers in Washington recognizes the World War I killings of Armenians as genocide, hours before U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee appeared likely to endorse the resolution, paving the way for its consideration by the full House. Davutoglu reiterated Thursday his government's stance that the resolution could damage ties and set back negotiations with Armenia.

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Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu speaks during a news conference in Ankara, Turkey, Thursday, March 4, 2010. A Turkish official suggested Thursday his country could recall its ambassador to the United States if lawmakers in Washington recognizes the World War I killings of Armenians as genocide, hours before U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee appeared likely to endorse the resolution, paving the way for its consideration by the full House. Davutoglu reiterated Thursday his government's stance that the resolution could damage ties and set back negotiations with Armenia.

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Honduras national soccer team coach Reinaldo Rueda gestures during their friendly soccer match against Turkey, at Inonu stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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Honduras national soccer team coach Reinaldo Rueda gestures during their friendly soccer match against Turkey, at Inonu stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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Honduras national soccer team coach Reinaldo Rueda is seen during their friendly soccer match between Turkey and Honduras at Inonu stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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Honduras national soccer team coach Reinaldo Rueda is seen during their friendly soccer match between Turkey and Honduras at Inonu stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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Honduras' Emre Gungor celebrates after he scored a goal against Turkey during their friendly soccer match at Inonu stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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Honduras' Emre Gungor celebrates after he scored a goal against Turkey during their friendly soccer match at Inonu stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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Honduras' Emre Gungor celebrates after he scored a goal against Turkey during their friendly soccer match at Inonu stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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Honduras' Emre Gungor celebrates after he scored a goal against Turkey during their friendly soccer match at Inonu stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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Honduras' Emre Gungor reacts after scoring a goal against Turkey, during their friendly soccer match at Inonu stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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Honduras' Emre Gungor reacts after scoring a goal against Turkey, during their friendly soccer match at Inonu stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, March 3, 2010.

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Soccer player David Suazo of Honduras speaks to the media a day before their soccer friendly match with Turkey in Istanbul Turkey, Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

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Soccer player David Suazo of Honduras speaks to the media a day before their soccer friendly match with Turkey in Istanbul Turkey, Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

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Honduras national soccer team coach Reinaldo Rueda speaks to the media a day before their soccer friendly match against Turkey in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

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Honduras national soccer team coach Reinaldo Rueda speaks to the media a day before their soccer friendly match against Turkey in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, March 2, 2010.

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Turkish pop singer Tarkan speaks to the media after his release outside a courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, March 1, 2010. Turkish police detained Tarkan, the country's best-known pop star, in a narcotics raid Friday in Istanbul along with nine other people. Tarkan, who only uses one name, and others were detained for their alleged links with two drug dealers being monitored by narcotics agents, the state-run Anatolia news agency said. Police reportedly found and seized a small amount of hashish at the pop star's country home in the Omerli district near Istanbul, the agency said.

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Turkish pop singer Tarkan speaks to the media after his release outside a courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, March 1, 2010. Turkish police detained Tarkan, the country's best-known pop star, in a narcotics raid Friday in Istanbul along with nine other people. Tarkan, who only uses one name, and others were detained for their alleged links with two drug dealers being monitored by narcotics agents, the state-run Anatolia news agency said. Police reportedly found and seized a small amount of hashish at the pop star's country home in the Omerli district near Istanbul, the agency said.

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Turkish pop singer Tarkan waves cheering supporters after his release outside a courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, March 1, 2010. Turkish police detained Tarkan, the country's best-known pop star, in a narcotics raid Friday in Istanbul along with nine other people. Tarkan, who only uses one name, and others were detained for their alleged links with two drug dealers being monitored by narcotics agents, the state-run Anatolia news agency said. Police reportedly found and seized a small amount of hashish at the pop star's country home in the Omerli district near Istanbul, the agency said.

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Turkish pop singer Tarkan waves cheering supporters after his release outside a courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, March 1, 2010. Turkish police detained Tarkan, the country's best-known pop star, in a narcotics raid Friday in Istanbul along with nine other people. Tarkan, who only uses one name, and others were detained for their alleged links with two drug dealers being monitored by narcotics agents, the state-run Anatolia news agency said. Police reportedly found and seized a small amount of hashish at the pop star's country home in the Omerli district near Istanbul, the agency said.

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Turkish pop singer Tarkan waves cheering supporters after his release outside a courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, March 1, 2010. Turkish police detained Tarkan, the country's best-known pop star, in a narcotics raid Friday in Istanbul along with nine other people. Tarkan, who only uses one name, and others were detained for their alleged links with two drug dealers being monitored by narcotics agents, the state-run Anatolia news agency said. Police reportedly found and seized a small amount of hashish at the pop star's country home in the Omerli district near Istanbul, the agency said.

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Turkish pop singer Tarkan waves cheering supporters after his release outside a courthouse in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, March 1, 2010. Turkish police detained Tarkan, the country's best-known pop star, in a narcotics raid Friday in Istanbul along with nine other people. Tarkan, who only uses one name, and others were detained for their alleged links with two drug dealers being monitored by narcotics agents, the state-run Anatolia news agency said. Police reportedly found and seized a small amount of hashish at the pop star's country home in the Omerli district near Istanbul, the agency said.

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Fenerbahce's Semih Senturk, right, and Lille's Adil Rami fight for the ball during their Europa League second leg match at Sukru Saracaoglu stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.

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Fenerbahce's Semih Senturk, right, and Lille's Adil Rami fight for the ball during their Europa League second leg match at Sukru Saracaoglu stadium in Istanbul, Turkey, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.

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"I'm very concerned, I am worried about the consequences ... I got a report from Turkey that the opposition now wants the normalization of the contacts between Armenia and Turkey to stop. I think this politicizing of history risks..."


Carl Bildt Mar 12 2010 8:28 PM from GlobalSecurity.org

"Those decisions... will have a negative impact on Turkish-Armenian ties which we have been trying to normalise"


Recep Tayyip Erdogan Mar 12 2010 6:26 PM from France 24

"It does not correspond to the close friendship of our two nations"


Recep Tayyip Erdogan Mar 11 2010 11:31 PM from Deutsche Welle

"as President I will recognize the Armenian Genocide."


Barack Obama Mar 11 2010 11:08 PM from International Business Times
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People pass by the main gate of the Swedish Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 12, 2010, a day after Sweden's parliament narrowly approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide, prompting the Turkish government to recall its ambassador in protest.

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People pass by the main gate of the Swedish Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 12, 2010, a day after Sweden's parliament narrowly approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide, prompting the Turkish government to recall its ambassador in protest.

AP 

Members of leftist Workers' Party march to the Swedish Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 12, 2010, a day after Sweden's parliament narrowly approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide, prompting the Turkish government to recall its ambassador in protest. The banner reads: " We did not commit genocide, we defended the country."

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Members of leftist Workers' Party march to the Swedish Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, Friday, March 12, 2010, a day after Sweden's parliament narrowly approved a resolution Thursday recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide, prompting the Turkish government to recall its ambassador in protest. The banner reads: " We did not commit genocide, we defended the country."

AP 

Spectators in Sweden's parliament witness the debate on March 11, 2010 that resulted in a narrowly approved resolution recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide. Turkey quickly denounced the vote, cancelled a visit to Stockholm by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan scheduled for next week, and recalled its ambassador from Stockholm for consultations.

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Spectators in Sweden's parliament witness the debate on March 11, 2010 that resulted in a narrowly approved resolution recognizing the 1915 mass killing of Armenians in Turkey as genocide. Turkey quickly denounced the vote, cancelled a visit to Stockholm by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan scheduled for next week, and recalled its ambassador from Stockholm for consultations.

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In this photo taken Wednesday, March 10, 2010, Dervis Ersoz, 18, with an injury to his head, looks for belonging among the rubble of his destroyed house in Kayalik village, located at the end of a deep valley and surrounded by mountains in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, two day after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey early Monday, killing at least 41 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting area four days after the deadly earthquake.

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In this photo taken Wednesday, March 10, 2010, Dervis Ersoz, 18, with an injury to his head, looks for belonging among the rubble of his destroyed house in Kayalik village, located at the end of a deep valley and surrounded by mountains in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, two day after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey early Monday, killing at least 41 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting area four days after the deadly earthquake.

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A survivor reacts outside her tent in Okcular village in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, Wednesday, March 11, 2010, two day after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey early Monday, killing at least 41 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Okcular four days after the deadly earthquake.

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A survivor reacts outside her tent in Okcular village in the eastern province of Elazig, Turkey, Wednesday, March 11, 2010, two day after a strong earthquake, with a preliminary magnitude of 6, hit eastern Turkey early Monday, killing at least 41 people and knocking down houses in at least six small villages. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is visiting Okcular four days after the deadly earthquake.

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