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Since the summer of 1999, when multiple earthquakes struck both Turkey and Greece, the two countries have engaged in a form of earthquake diplomacy, offering assistance to one another in the event of a seismic event, regardless of the state of their diplomatic relations.

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Since the summer of 1999, when multiple earthquakes struck both Turkey and Greece, the two countries have engaged in a form of “earthquake diplomacy,” offering assistance to one another in the event of a seismic event, regardless of the state of their diplomatic relations.

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