Quakes in southern Türkiye deadliest natural disaster on alliance territory, says NATO chief

ANKARA, TURKIYE - FEBRUARY 16: Last week's deadly earthquakes in southern Türkiye were "the deadliest natural disaster on alliance territory since the foundation of NATO," the alliance’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday.In a joint press conference, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Stoltenberg's visit is meant to show NATO’s solidarity with longtime member Türkiye after the Feb. 6 twin earthquakes, which claimed the lives of over 36,000 people.Thanking the NATO chief for his "active role" since the very beginning of the disaster, Cavusoglu said: "The NATO Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Center has been coordinating this (NATO aid) assistance since the beginning. The NATO Council has also decided to send (residential) containers and tents that are suitable for winter conditions from their inventory to our country." (Footage by Turkish Foreign Ministry /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)