“No forgetting”: Turks lament reconstruction delays two years after deadly quake
Ankara, Turkey Reuters Two years after the deadliest and most destructive earthquake in modern Turkish history, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced, with many still living in temporary housing, as rebuilding efforts lag behind initial targets. Residents of Antakya, the city hardest hit, gathered at 4:17am (0117 GMT) on Thursday with laurel branches and […]
After the quake: Shock and confusion as Turkey seizes survivors’ homes
CEYDA CAGLAYAN and BURCU KARAKAS, of Reuters, report…
Lifestory: A boy’s arduous steps on prosthetic legs after Turkey’s earthquake
CLODAGH KILCOYNE, of Reuters, reports on Mehmet Koc’s long and painful road to recovery after Turkey’s devastating earthquake…
Christians in Turkey pray for return to the ruins of ancient Antioch
Antakya, Turkey Reuters The Antioch Greek Orthodox Church brought Christians together in Turkey’s Antakya for centuries until last year, when an earthquake killed dozens of them and sent hundreds more fleeing. Though it now lies in ruins, many pray it will again bring them back. “Our churches are levelled and our bell towers are silent,” […]
Turkey earthquake survivors search rubble for their gold savings
Osmaniye, Turkey Reuters In the nearly-deserted centre of the southern Turkish city of Osmaniye, an elderly couple wait by the ruins of the three-story building where they lived, hoping their life savings might emerge from the debris when it is cleared. Reyhan Vural, 48, and her 59-year-old husband Metin survived the devastating 6th February quake […]
In Turkey’s quake-devasted city of Antakya, an antiques seller is determined to stay put
Antakya, Turkey Reuters From an old black cassette player, Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here rings out through a damaged neighbourhood of the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, where few residents remain since a devastating earthquake left it in ruins nearly a month ago. Almost all of the city’s shops were closed and rows of buildings […]
Turkey faces challenge “beyond comprehension” to clear earthquake rubble
Antakya, Turkey Reuters After the deadliest earthquake in its modern history, Turkey faces the daunting task of disposing of hundreds of millions of tonnes of rubble, some of it potentially harmful. The 6th February earthquake and aftershocks left at least 156,000 buildings either completely collapsed or damaged to the point where they require demolition, Turkish […]
Children play, mother mourns: life grinds on in a Turkey camp
Antayka, Turkey Reuters With a smile on her face but pain in her eyes, Fatima Asheri watched her two surviving children play with other young earthquake survivors at a camp for displaced people near the centre of Turkey’s disaster zone. “The children are having fun and playing. But the parents feel defeated,” the 28-year-old said, […]
“The old is gone”: Ruins of Turkish city of Antakya tell story of a rich past
SARAH EL DEEB, of Associated Press, reports from the storied Turkish city…
Turkey steps up rebuilding plans as quake toll nears 50,000
Antakya, Turkey Reuters Turkey has stepped up plans to house victims of the devastating earthquake which struck its border region with Syria, the interior minister said, as the combined death toll in the two countries crept towards 50,000. Suleyman Soylu said 313,000 tents had been erected, with 100,000 container homes to be installed in the […]