İŞKUR

The government has prolonged the community benefit programs (TYP) across 11 provinces within the earthquake-stricken regions, ensuring continued support for the unemployed registered with the country's employment agency İşkur.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has vowed to tackle the "escalating cost of living caused by global crises," pledging to find solutions to alleviate the burden on the Turkish population.

Total earthquake-related spending this year will amount to 1 trillion Turkish Liras ($37 billion), Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz has said.

Earthquake-related spending from the central government budget will be around 762 billion liras, Yılmaz told reporters during his visit to the southeastern province of Gaziantep at the weekend.

Famed actress Tamer Karadağlı assumes the role of general manager at the Turkish State Theaters (DT), while Okay Memiş, the governor of Erzurum, steps into the chairmanship of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), according to the announcement in the Official Gazette.

Within the scope of the government's action plan for Roma citizens, improvements will be made in the field of education, employment, housing, health, social work and welfare and general policy areas.