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'How can that be?': Man sticks to vigil after hunt for relatives in Turkey quake ruins called off

More than two weeks after huge earthquakes devastated Turkey's Antakya, Mustafa Kazzaz was camped near the rubble of his family's building, refusing to move even after the search for the bodies of his father, brother and sister had ended.

Reuters

‘You have to be trusted to be there’: George Butler on sketching devastation

The artist and charity founder has worked in Syrian and Ukrainian war zones and has been drawing amid the ruins of this month’s earthquake where – perhaps surprisingly – people have been very keen to see the work

The Guardian - UK

Mattresses, documents, electronics: Turks risk it all to retrieve belongings

Earthquake survivors in Turkey risked returning to their damaged or collapsed homes for one last chance to salvage what they could from their past lives, hours before another deadly quake struck the region on Monday.

Reuters

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Death toll from latest earthquakes in Turkey reaches eight

Casualties relatively low since few remain in region devastated by twin earthquakes two weeks ago

The Guardian - UK

Fears come true as Turkey's Antakya shaken by third violent earthquake

Havva Tuncay was living in a tent set up in the centre of the Turkish city of Antakya when another earthquake hit on Monday night. She had been having trouble sleeping after the first shocks left Havva and her children homeless two weeks ago.

Reuters

Ruins of Turkish city of Antakya tell story of a rich past

The city of Antakya, known as Antioch in ancient times, has been destroyed many times by earthquakes

The Independent UK

Six Killed after Fresh Earthquake Hits Türkiye-Syria Border

Six people were killed in the latest earthquake to strike the border region of Türkiye and Syria, authorities said on Tuesday, two weeks after a large tremor killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes. Monday's quake of magnitude 6.4 was centered near the…

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Three dead as fresh earthquakes hit devastated Turkey-Syria border region

Residents in Antakya say jolts from the new temblor were stronger than the 6 February quakes

The Independent UK

Six killed after latest earthquake shakes Turkey-Syria border

Six people were killed in the latest earthquake to strike the border region of Turkey and Syria, authorities said on Tuesday, two weeks after a massive quake killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.

Reuters

Scot's cancer-stricken toddler niece without vital medication after family fled Turkish earthquake

Ashley Salha's niece Madina was forced to flee Antakya when the devastating earthquake struck in the early hours of Monday, February 6.

Daily Record

A new earthquake hits Turkey, as teams still respond to earlier catastrophic quake

Turkish authorities say a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, followed by a magnitude 5.8 tremor, struck the Antakya region around 8 p.m. local time Monday. The quake was also felt in Syria.

WEKU

Earthquake Registering 6.3 Hits Türkiye-Syria Border Region

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck the Türkiye-Syria border region late on Monday, setting off panic and damaging buildings in Turkey's Antakya city two weeks after the country's worst earthquake in modern history left tens of thousands dead. Two Reuters witnesses reported a strong quake and further damage to buildings in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fresh earthquake hits Turkey-Syria border two weeks after disaster

Another earthquake struck the border region of Turkey and Syria on Monday, just two weeks after the area was devastated by a larger quake that killed more than 47,000 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes.

Reuters

Rescue teams treat animals saved from the rubble of Turkey quakes

Amid the immense human suffering caused by the earthquakes, animals have been hugely affected, too.

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Two people saved 13 days after quake

ANTAKYA, Turkey: Turkish rescuers on Saturday pulled three people alive from the rubble 13 days after a massive quake killed tens of thousands, but one, a 12-year-old, later died.

WEKU

Is it safe to go home? With hard hats and phone apps, Turkey's engineers seek answers

NPR follows one of the hundreds of building inspectors in Turkey's earthquake zone to learn about the massive challenge of figuring how who can return to their homes.

The Guardian - UK

Heaven into hell: how a luxury block in Turkey became a mass grave

The Renaissance flats in Antakya advertised themselves as safe – instead they now encapsulate much of what went wrong

The Guardian - UK

Turkey-Syria earthquake: 17-year-old girl rescued as hunt for bodies continues

Ten days after disaster, grief is being subsumed by anger over lax building standards

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Syrian refugees return home from Turkey after quake devastation

Syrians are hoping conditions in their war-ravaged homeland are better than Turkey.

The Conversation

Turkey's historic city of Antakya, known in Roman and medieval times as Antioch, has been flattened by powerful earthquakes in the past – and rebuilt itself

Tens of thousands have died and millions have become homeless in southern Turkey and northern Syria after the massive 7.8 earthquake that struck on Feb. 6, 2023. But the ancient Turkish city of Antakya, known in Roman and medieval times as Antioch, has been here before.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Turkey quake 'more man-made than natural' disaster

ANTAKYA, Turkey -- The severe damage caused by the earthquake that hit southern Turkey on Feb. 6 is increasingly being seen as a man-made disaster, given the country's failure to take preparatory measures despite its history of major quakes.

The Conversation

Buildings tumbling, survivors living in tents: medieval descriptions of an 1114 CE earthquake in present-day Turkey and Syria feel eerily familiar

The catastrophic earthquakes of February 6 2023 in Turkey and Syria are so far known to have claimed the lives of over 41,000 people. This number will likely grow as rescue and recovery efforts continue.

Dublin Live

Woman launches urgent appeal after family home destroyed by Turkish earthquake

Gizem Galioglu, who has lived in Dublin since 2018, says her family are now residing in a hotel 13 hours from their residence in Antakya, as the city was left in ruins

Reuters

Defying odds: A story of survival under Turkey's earthquake rubble

Huseyin Berber's voice was hoarse from calling for help from under the rubble of his home but he was finally freed more than a week after Turkey's massive earthquake, defying the odds for survival and one of several remarkable stories to emerge.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Yes, you can help the Turkey-Syria earthquake victims

The Antakya I know is a cosmopolitan city in southern Turkey. Kurtuluş Caddesı, the city’s central avenue, is similar to streets in Los Angeles or Miami, lined with restaurants and palm trees, resonant with multiple languages. The city was devastated in the Feb. 6 earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria,…

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