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Erdogan offers condolences over Kyrenia ferry sinking
- President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced that 237 passengers and crew were rescued after a ferry capsized off Northern Cyprus while traveling from Kyrenia to Tasucu port, with seven confirmed deaths and ongoing search efforts for 23 missing people.
- The ferry was carrying 267 people, including 259 passengers and eight crew members, when it sank shortly after departing Kyrenia port.
- Erdoğan expressed condolences to the families of the victims and support for those rescued, emphasizing that all state resources were mobilized for search and rescue operations.
- Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman confirmed the death toll and rescue numbers, offered condolences, and noted extensive cooperation with Northern Cyprus authorities in the rescue efforts.
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Erdogan offers condolences over Kyrenia ferry sinking
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday offered his condolences after a ferry bound for his country sank shortly after departing from the new port of Kyrenia earlier in the day. “I extend my condolences to the Turkish Cypriot people following the capsizing of a passenger boat en route from…
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