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Latest FCDO travel advice for Turkey including on entry requirements, safety and security and local laws and customs.
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FCDO travel advice for Syria. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.
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The UK government has sent a team of medical personnel to Turkey to support the earthquake emergency response.
Given the difficulties in accessing earthquake-affected areas in north-west Syria the UK will provide additional funding for major search and rescue operations.
This will make it easier for aid agencies to operate and facilitate earthquake relief efforts in Syria, without breaching sanctions that target Assad’s regime.
The UK is committing a further package of support to address urgent humanitarian needs in Turkey and Syria.
100 UK Defence medical specialists are supporting Turkey in the wake of the earthquake.
Major earthquakes hit south-east Turkey and the north-west region of Syria on 6 February 2023. Here is how you can help.
Support will include a field hospital and C130 Hercules critical care air support team.
Statement by Ambassador James Kariuki at the UN Security Council briefing on Syria
The UK will provide vital items such as tents and blankets to help survivors cope with the freezing conditions, as part of its immediate response to the crisis.
The UK, US, France and Germany have issued a joint statement on the occasion of the 12-year anniversary of the Syrian uprising.
The Prime Minister spoke to Turkish President Erdogan today.
UK Development Minister Andrew Mitchell visited southern Turkey on Sunday 19 February to see the response to the earthquakes first-hand.
A plane carrying 77 UK search and rescue specialists, equipment and 4 search dogs, has arrived in Gaziantep, Turkey, to support the earthquake response.
The UK will immediately deploy emergency response teams to Turkey to assist rescue efforts.
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