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On Sunday, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Balıkesir Province in northwestern Turkey, resulting in one fatality and 29 injuries, according to Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya.
The victim was an 81-year-old man. All injured individuals are in stable condition, and no one is critically hurt. Search and rescue operations have concluded.
The quake caused structural damage, particularly in rural areas where 16 buildings collapsed — 12 of which were abandoned.
Turkey lies in a seismically active region and frequently experiences earthquakes of varying intensity.
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From January to October 2025, mutual trade between Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan amounted to 404.7 million US dollars, according to data published by the Kazakh analytical platform LSM.
During the ten-month period, Turkmenistan significantly increased its exports to the neighboring country. Export volumes rose 2.3 times to 242.5 thousand tons, while their total value reached 156.3 million dollars. The most dramatic growth was recorded in the soft drinks sector, where shipments expanded more than eightfold. Exports of sulfuric acid increased by 4.1 times, and deliveries of household detergents grew by 31%.
Meanwhile, Turkmenistan’s imports of goods and services from Kazakhstan totaled 248.3 million dollars during the same period, marking a slight decrease of 0.9% year-on-year. At the same time, the physical volume of Kazakh exports to the Turkmen market increased by 29%, reaching 266 thousand tons.
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