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In pictures: Donations from around the world as organisers prepare packages bound for TurkeySince disaster struck countries from around the world have promised aid and goods to Turkey to help relief efforts.Here are some of the latest pictures of the resources and teams from Greece, to Colombia and New York sending their help and support to earthquake survivors.

In the Indonesian capital Jakarta, rescue workers and military personnel were seen loading relief goods on to a cargo plane.  

In New York, organisers were seen preparing donation packages at the Turkish Consulate, while bags full of donations were seen piled up at the Turkish embassy in Bogota, Colombia. 

Members of the Muslim community in Thessaloniki in Greece prepared an aid shipment to Turkey with food and other essential items included. 

Two takeaways that stand out from Erdogan's response to the disaster - according to an expert

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has faced criticism and public anger over his government's slow response to the disaster. 

While he did admit to shortcomings, one expert explains to Sky News two of the key elements to his government's response which have stood out.

Senior fellow at the Europe Program, Alper Coskun said the sheer scale of destruction from the disaster has "raised doubts" over codes for building standards, while a "lack of efficient organisation" in the government's response should also be highlighted. 

Mr Coskun described responding to such a disaster a "gargantuan task" and objectively would "put any response system to significant stress".

He told Sky News: "The sheer level of destruction that has happened we've seen images of streets where in the same vicinity some buildings have been knocked down while others have remained intact and that has raised doubts in the way in which enforcement of very strict codes of building standards have been implemented. 

"These are standards that were adopted after the 1999 experience that Turkey had in Istanbul where about 20,000 people had died in and around Istanbul and the implementation of these codes took place under the watch of the AKP party government which has been governing the country in the past 20 years. In that sense the sheer level of destruction puts the onus on the government".

He said the second element that stood out is the delayed response. 

Mr Coskun said the delayed response by the government "has led to a really significant degree of frustration among the civilian public and the most critical moment in dealing with this type of crisis were unfortunately lost and the lack of efficient organisation of course was another important element."



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In pictures: Donations from around the world as organisers prepare packages bound for TurkeySince disaster struck countries from around the world have promised aid and goods to Turkey to help relief efforts.Here are some of the latest pictures of the resources and teams from Greece, to Colombia and New York sending their help and support to earthquake survivors.

In the Indonesian capital Jakarta, rescue workers and military personnel were seen loading relief goods on to a cargo plane.  

In New York, organisers were seen preparing donation packages at the Turkish Consulate, while bags full of donations were seen piled up at the Turkish embassy in Bogota, Colombia. 

Members of the Muslim community in Thessaloniki in Greece prepared an aid shipment to Turkey with food and other essential items included. 

Two takeaways that stand out from Erdogan's response to the disaster - according to an expert

The Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has faced criticism and public anger over his government's slow response to the disaster. 

While he did admit to shortcomings, one expert explains to Sky News two of the key elements to his government's response which have stood out.

Senior fellow at the Europe Program, Alper Coskun said the sheer scale of destruction from the disaster has "raised doubts" over codes for building standards, while a "lack of efficient organisation" in the government's response should also be highlighted. 

Mr Coskun described responding to such a disaster a "gargantuan task" and objectively would "put any response system to significant stress".

He told Sky News: "The sheer level of destruction that has happened we've seen images of streets where in the same vicinity some buildings have been knocked down while others have remained intact and that has raised doubts in the way in which enforcement of very strict codes of building standards have been implemented. 

"These are standards that were adopted after the 1999 experience that Turkey had in Istanbul where about 20,000 people had died in and around Istanbul and the implementation of these codes took place under the watch of the AKP party government which has been governing the country in the past 20 years. In that sense the sheer level of destruction puts the onus on the government".

He said the second element that stood out is the delayed response. 

Mr Coskun said the delayed response by the government "has led to a really significant degree of frustration among the civilian public and the most critical moment in dealing with this type of crisis were unfortunately lost and the lack of efficient organisation of course was another important element."



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