Nurdağı

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on April 23 met with a group of earthquake survivors in the southern province of Gaziantep, which was devastated by last year's disaster.

His trip to Gaziantep came as the second leg of a three-day tour in Türkiye, marking his first official visit to the country during his seven-year tenure.

Two police officers have been killed and a technician wounded as their helicopter crashed in the southeastern province of Gaziantep while returning from a mission in the neighboring city of Hatay.

Village-type houses, the production of which started after the deadly Feb. 6 twin quakes that rattled Türkiye's south, will be delivered to quake survivors during the Eid holiday in the southeastern province of Gaziantep's Nurdağı district.

These three-bedroom houses are also planned to include stables. A mosque, school and playground are also being built in the vicinity.

With the damage assessment works in 11 quake-stricken provinces to have been completed to a great extent, the next goal is to move all quake survivor people from tents to container cities within two months, Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Minister Murat Kurum has said.