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AFAD earthquake drill scenario becomes reality on February 6

FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES

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?"

FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES

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

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

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

Antakya suburb on day 5 of earthquake: 'This place is forgotten'

FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES

Antakya suburb on day 5 of earthquake: 'This place is forgotten'

In a poor suburb of Antakya, people are desperate. Neither rescue teams, nor needed aid has arrived. A woman describes the situation they are in.

11 February 2023 Ruken Tuncel

Former CHP leader Deniz Baykal passes away

Former CHP leader Deniz Baykal passes away

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of CHP announced the death of Deniz Baykal from his social media accounts.

11 February 2023

The death toll rises to 20,665

FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES

The death toll rises to 20,665

While the death toll rose to 20,665 as of 07:30 am. this morning in Türkiye at least 92,697 people affected by the earthquake were transferred to other cities.

11 February 2023

People waiting under the debris in Antakya: There is hope but there is no work

FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES

People waiting under the debris in Antakya: There is hope but there is no work

"Neither a rescue team arrived nor has been any work carried out until now. We have been waiting in front of the rubble for days. AFAD is not doing any work, 'We should hear a voice,' they say."

10 February 2023 Ruken Tuncel

Ministry starts call center for unattended children after the earthquake

Ministry starts call center for unattended children after the earthquake

Ministry of Family and Social Services announced that 162 unattended children are now being treated in hospitals, and 101 more were placed in ministry institutions after their treatment in hospitals following the Feb. 6 earthquakes. 18 children have been handed over to their families after their family bonds were confirmed.

10 February 2023

'We have to return to our damaged houses because of the cold'

FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES

'We have to return to our damaged houses because of the cold'

A mother of six staying in a tent with her children in Koşuyolu Park in Diyarbakır says they will have to return to their house which is heavily damaged. She says her children will die because of the cold otherwise.

10 February 2023 Roza Yiğit

'People are trying to bring aid with their own means'

BIANET IN EARTHQUAKE-HIT REGION

'People are trying to bring aid with their own means'

bianet correspondents Ferid Demirel ve Hikmet Adal travelled from İstanbul to the Göksun district of Maraş, heavily hit by the two major earthquakes of February 6.

9 February 2023

Erdoğan: Death toll reached 16,170

Erdoğan: Death toll reached 16,170

16,170 people died, 64,194 were injured and the confirmed number of collapsed buildings is 6,044 in February 6 earthquakes so far in Türkiye.

9 February 2023

'Field hospital should be built in Diyarbakır'

'Field hospital should be built in Diyarbakır'

Health employees of the state hospital are working in fear since there are damaged parts of the hospital after the earthquake.

9 February 2023

Rescued alive 80 hours after the quake

Rescued alive 80 hours after the quake

People were rescued alive 79 and 80 hours after the earthquake in Maraş, Hatay, and Malatya. Rescue efforts continue in eight cities.

9 February 2023

Babacan last night: 'There is rescue work in one of every hundred collapsed buildings'

Babacan last night: 'There is rescue work in one of every hundred collapsed buildings'

"I am very sad to say but the figures will rise, and the pain will be stronger each day," said the opposition party leader and told President Erdoğan such a disaster cannot be managed using threatening language.

9 February 2023

Directorate confirms death of three prisoners

Directorate confirms death of three prisoners

Official announcement made by the directorate of prisons states there were attempted jail escapes in both Hatay and Maraş prisons which were stopped. Three prisoners died in Hatay prison while there was no loss of life in Maraş.

9 February 2023

Soldiers suppress riot in Hatay prison: Three prisoners killed

Soldiers suppress riot in Hatay prison: Three prisoners killed

The killing of three prisoners during the “riot” was confirmed.

8 February 2023

Two opposition leaders: 'How can you block Twitter just when it is so crucial?'

Two opposition leaders: 'How can you block Twitter just when it is so crucial?'

Presidents of CHP and İyi Party named access restrictions to Twitter evilness and requested an explanation.

8 February 2023

MP dies in earthquake

MP dies in earthquake

Yakup Taş, Adıyaman MP of AKP, lost his life in the earthquake.

7 February 2023

Kılıçdaroğlu: 'We will not accept your bureaucratic blocking this time'

Kılıçdaroğlu: 'We will not accept your bureaucratic blocking this time'

The opposition leader declared in his visit to the earthquake-hit areas that the government fails in their rescue and relief efforts and that they themselves will take up rescue and aid efforts.

7 February 2023

Maraş earthquakes: Will State of Emergency affect elections?

Maraş earthquakes: Will State of Emergency affect elections?

"The provisions are very clear. The parliament can only postpone elections due to war" says Associate Professor Didem Yılmaz from Bilgi University.

7 February 2023

State of Emergency declared in ten earthquake-hit cities

State of Emergency declared in ten earthquake-hit cities

Türkiye is using every means available for the rescue efforts after the earthquakes that hit the south of the country stated Erdoğan and also announced that SoE will be issued in 10 cities until May 7.

7 February 2023

Earthquake updates: 3,549 people lost their lives in Türkiye

Earthquake updates: 3,549 people lost their lives in Türkiye

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7 occurred centered Pazarcık, Maraş at 04:17 on Monday. Another 7.6 earthquake centered Elbistan, Maraş, only ten hours later, and 312 aftershocks hit the same region.

7 February 2023

First night in Diyarbakır: 'This earthquake has killed us'

First night in Diyarbakır: 'This earthquake has killed us'

People in Diyarbakır spent the first night after the earthquakes in tents, mosques, schools, wedding halls, in the streets, or in their cars.

7 February 2023 Roza Yiğit

Fire in İskenderun Port not yet put out

Fire in İskenderun Port not yet put out

A fire broke out yesterday in the toppled containers at the İskenderun International Port following the earthquake.

7 February 2023

AFAD: 3,381 died, 20,426 injured in 10 cities

AFAD: 3,381 died, 20,426 injured in 10 cities

The death toll reached 3,381 in Türkiye and the number of buildings reported as having collapsed is more than 11 thousand.

6 February 2023

Public buildings collapse, historical buildings damaged in Maraş earthquakes

Public buildings collapse, historical buildings damaged in Maraş earthquakes

The Latin Catholic Church in İskenderun, and the 17th century Yeni Cami mosque in Malatya are among those damaged.

6 February 2023

Schools closed for one week after earthquakes hit Türkiye

Schools closed for one week after earthquakes hit Türkiye

Minister of Education announced school closures for the whole country until February 13.

6 February 2023

The cold in the earthquake-hit area: Lowest temperature forecast -5⁰C

The cold in the earthquake-hit area: Lowest temperature forecast -5⁰C

Severe weather conditions make conditions even more difficult both for the rescuers and those who have to leave their homes and stay out.

6 February 2023

New 7.6 earthquake in Maraş

New 7.6 earthquake in Maraş

Southeast Türkiye was hit by a second 7.6 earthquake, centered in Elbistan, Maraş, following the first deadly earthquake earlier this morning.

6 February 2023

Call for solidarity with migrants in earthquake-affected provinces

Call for solidarity with migrants in earthquake-affected provinces

More than one million migrants from Syria live in the ten cities most affected by the deadly earthquake that hit the south of Türkiye this morning.

6 February 2023

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