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Turkish diaspora calls on immigration minister to fast-track visas, family reunification for earthquake survivors

Yusuf Celik, a New Brunswick resident on a two-week compassionate leave in his native Turkey, said that non-governmental relief workers he has spoken with on the ground believe the death toll from recent back-to-back earthquakes there 'will be at least 100,000 people.'

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February 26, 2023

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Turkish diaspora calls on immigration minister to fast-track visas, family reunification for earthquake survivors

Yusuf Celik, a New Brunswick resident on a two-week compassionate leave in his native Turkey, said that non-governmental relief workers he has spoken with on the ground believe the death toll from recent back-to-back earthquakes there 'will be at least 100,000 people.'

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Turkish diaspora calls on immigration minister to fast-track visas, family reunification for earthquake survivors

Yusuf Celik, a New Brunswick resident on a two-week compassionate leave in his native Turkey, said that non-governmental relief workers he has spoken with on the ground believe the death toll from recent back-to-back earthquakes there 'will be at least 100,000 people.'

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