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As Hatay continues its reconstruction process after the devastating losses of the February 6 earthquakes, housing, education, healthcare, and economic struggles persist alongside new emerging issues.

The Environment and Urbanization Ministry has asked for the eviction of three buildings in Hatay, citing the contoversial "reserve housing zone" provision in the urban transformation law.

In Hatay, where nearly 200,000 people continue to live in containers and tents, routines and norms have now changed. While the city centers of Antakya, Kırıkhan, Defne, Hassa, and Samandağ disappeared with the earthquake, İskenderun, Arsuz, Belen, and Altınözü were heavily and moderately affected.

Akgun, head of the Iskenderun branch of the Chamber of Architecture, called on the government to have a clear stance on a possible war in Iraq, and on the U.S. to find a peaceful solution. Akgun said many people would fee Iskenderun in case of a war.

The environmentalists demand that the Spanish-flagged cargo ship loaded with poisonous waste: The EU will demand that we build eradication facilities, not that we accept their waste.