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'It is enough; are we not citizens of this country?'

'It is enough; are we not citizens of this country?'

In the Aksu village in Çelikhan, Adıyaman, the villagers tell about the difficulties they have had in the devastating earthquakes of February 6.

17 February 2023 Roza Yiğit

1,745 migrants the quake killed in Türkiye transported to Syria

1,745 migrants the quake killed in Türkiye transported to Syria

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announces the toll update for number of bodies died in the earthquake in Türkiye and transported to Syria.

17 February 2023

Perpetrator of armed attack at Court of Cassasion in 2006 dies in prison

Perpetrator of armed attack at Court of Cassasion in 2006 dies in prison

The death of Alpaslan Arslan, who was the perpetrator in the raid and armed attack at the Court of Cassation in 2006, was announced as a suicide.

17 February 2023

Refugee family who survived earthquake killed in fire in Konya

Refugee family who survived earthquake killed in fire in Konya

A family of seven people from Syria escaped the earthquake in Maraş, but they were killed in a fire that broke out in the house of another refugee family in Konya.

17 February 2023

Authorities seize aid intended for earthquake victims in epicenter area

Authorities seize aid intended for earthquake victims in epicenter area

The authorities in Pazarcık reportedly emptied a truck full of aid materials, including propane cylinders. The relief efforts were organized by a local association and the HDP.

16 February 2023 Tuğçe Yılmaz

Rents leap after the earthquake

Rents leap after the earthquake

Monthly rent of a two-room flat in the parts of Diyarbakır which was not affected by the earthquake rose from 3 thousand lira to around 7 thousand 500. Rents that were 800 lira increased to 4,000 lira in Elazığ.

16 February 2023 Nur Kaya

Meral Akşener: 'Everybody will need free press one day'

Meral Akşener: 'Everybody will need free press one day'

Leader of the opposition party stated that they were informed that the government was preparing to fine some TV channels due to the reporting from the earthquake-hit regions.

16 February 2023

Death toll rises to 36,187 in Türkiye

Death toll rises to 36,187 in Türkiye

The Disaster and Emergency Presidency revised the number of people lost in Türkiye so far in the February 6 Maraş earthquakes.

16 February 2023

Earthquake-damage lawsuits another disaster in Türkiye

Earthquake-damage lawsuits another disaster in Türkiye

Impunity prevails in the lawsuits for quake losses heard in Türkiye. Those who cause the death of hundreds of people are sentenced to 18 years of imprisonment at most and are released after a few years in prison. And no result can be obtained in investigations on public officials.

16 February 2023 Hikmet Adal

Woman rushing to help her mother after the earthquake: 'They were left to die'

Woman rushing to help her mother after the earthquake: 'They were left to die'

She came to Elbistan from abroad to rescue her mother after the earthquake. But she says, "They were left to die when we arrived."

15 February 2023 Hikmet Adal,Ferid Demirel

Physicians in Hatay: Rescue efforts should continue

Physicians in Hatay: Rescue efforts should continue

A group of doctors in Hatay who are also earthquake victims themselves said that the rescue efforts should continue.

15 February 2023

February 6 earthquakes: 50,576 buildings need to be destroyed

February 6 earthquakes: 50,576 buildings need to be destroyed

After the inspection of 387,346 buildings, 279,655 were assessed as slightly damaged or undamaged.

15 February 2023

Kılıçdaroğlu: Disaster of the century is the one-man regime

Kılıçdaroğlu: Disaster of the century is the one-man regime

The leader of the main opposition party slammed the government for their incapability for the rescue and aid efforts, for not sending the troops in the first place, and for social media restrictions imposed on day one following the February 6 earthquakes.

15 February 2023

Iranian painter Yaghoubi faces threat of deportation

Iranian painter Yaghoubi faces threat of deportation

A deportation decision was given for the painter without showing any justification and without even an interrogation. She says, "I don't know why I am here."

15 February 2023

'Play Tent' campaign for children

'Play Tent' campaign for children

Child Crisis Network initiative started a campaign to set up Play Tents for children in Diyarbakır and Adıyaman.

15 February 2023

President Erdoğan promises monetary compensation and rapid rebuilding efforts

President Erdoğan promises monetary compensation and rapid rebuilding efforts

Relatives of people deceased in the February 6 earthquake will receive 100 thousand lira, and housing issues will be solved within this year, Türkiye's head of state pledges.

15 February 2023

February 6 earthquakes reinvoke fears about İstanbul's potential 'big one'

February 6 earthquakes reinvoke fears about İstanbul's potential 'big one'

In the aftermath of the disastrous February 6 earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, concerns are running high about the "big one," a devastating earthquake that could strike İstanbul at any time.

15 February 2023 Wouter Massink

Volunteer nurse: 'A man had survived the earthquake, but died of hypothermia'

Volunteer nurse: 'A man had survived the earthquake, but died of hypothermia'

A nurse who came to the earthquake region as a volunteer on day two draws attention to the risks related to accommodation and heating problems, and the threat of a pandemic. She says that AFAD is not well organized.

14 February 2023 Hikmet Adal,Ferid Demirel

AFAD: The death toll has risen to 31,974

AFAD: The death toll has risen to 31,974

The Disaster and Emergency Presidency has announced the latest figures about the February 6 earthquakes.

14 February 2023

Sharp current rise in Orontes river

Sharp current rise in Orontes river

Dams were examined by technical teams in the region hit by the February 6 earthquakes in Türkiye. Measures were taken in eight of the dams and reservoirs.

14 February 2023

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Why are rescue teams leaving Türkiye?

Why are rescue teams leaving Türkiye?

A member of a rescue team from Spain told a TV channel that the decision of the government of Türkiye to start working on the wreckages of collapsed buildings with heavy equipment was influential in their decision to return.

14 February 2023

AFAD earthquake drill scenario becomes reality on February 6

AFAD earthquake drill scenario becomes reality on February 6

It turned out the AFAD earthquake drill in 2019 was carried out with a scenario of a 7.5 magnitude earthquake centered in Pazarcık, Maraş.

13 February 2023

Kılıçdaroğlu in front of the stock market: "Will you rob everyone and will we keep quiet?"

Kılıçdaroğlu in front of the stock market: "Will you rob everyone and will we keep quiet?"

The CHP leader went to the Capital Markets Board on his return form the earthquake-hit region as promised where he invited the board chairperson to resign.

13 February 2023

Proteo dies during rescue efforts: Gracias Proteo

Proteo dies during rescue efforts: Gracias Proteo

Dogs in the rescue teams from Türkiye and from twelve other countries played an important role in the rescue efforts following the February 6 earthquakes and saved many people's lives.

13 February 2023

AFAD: 31,643 people lost their lives in Feb. 6 earthquakes

AFAD: 31,643 people lost their lives in Feb. 6 earthquakes

The Disaster and Emergency Presidency announced the death toll, the number of people transferred to other regions, and the total humanitarian aid sent to the region until now in Maraş centered earthquakes.

13 February 2023

Lawyers' Solidarity in Earthquake on acts of violence in earthquake-hit areas

Lawyers' Solidarity in Earthquake on acts of violence in earthquake-hit areas

Investigations should be started for perpetrators or suspects of torture immediately, say the lawyers who group under the initiative called Lawyers' Solidarity in Earthquake.

13 February 2023

Death in custody in earthquake-hit Hatay

Death in custody in earthquake-hit Hatay

While waiting for his detained son in front of the police station, Ahmet Güreşçi's father noticed that a body was being carried out, wrapped in a blanket. Following the vehicle to the hospital, he found out that it was his son who already died.

13 February 2023

Investigation into BabalaTV's 'the dam wall is cracked' post

Investigation into BabalaTV's 'the dam wall is cracked' post

An investigation has been launched against Youtuber Oğuzhan Uğur and others responsible at BabalaTV for spreading disinformation.

13 February 2023

Education union objects to closing of universities until summer after earthquakes

Education union objects to closing of universities until summer after earthquakes

Eğitim-Sen called on the government and the Council of Higher Education to "start face-to-face education at the universities at the earliest possible date to be announced clearly in advance."

13 February 2023

Adıyaman on 7th day of earthquake

Adıyaman on 7th day of earthquake

No officials arrived for seven days, say people and they add, "They are waiting for everyone to die. We want them to give us the dead bodies of our beloved, nothing else."

12 February 2023

Men killed at least 327 women in 2022

Men killed at least 327 women in 2022

In 2022, men killed at least 327 women and 39 children in Turkey. Men raped 32 women, forced 442 women to sex work, harassed 156 women, and abused 238 children. Men injured 793 women in 2022.

12 February 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Türkiye-Armenia border gate opens after 30 years to carry aid following Feb. 6 earthquakes

Türkiye-Armenia border gate opens after 30 years to carry aid following Feb. 6 earthquakes

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid passed the bridge at the border gate in the morning. The rescue team that arrived from Armenia earlier this week rescued today an eight-year-old girl alive in Adıyaman together with AFAD rescue teams.

11 February 2023