Turkey Earthquake Aftermath
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Mehmet, 13, Walks On Prosthetics After Losing Legs During Turkey Earthquake
When a devastating earthquake struck Turkey in the early hours of Feb. 6, 2023, the five-storey building in Hatay where 13-year-old Mehmet Koc lived collapsed, burying him in rubble and killing his older brother Emre, 14, and his mother Didem.
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"Happy Here": Turkish Antique Seller Stays Put In Earthquake Aftermath
In a city where life has come to a standstill, 50-year-old Sincan, who counted friends and neighbours among the more than 50,000 killed in the disaster, said setting up the display as usual was a way to maintain some semblance of normalcy.
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Turkish Families Shelter On Trains After Losing Homes To Quake
Sabriye Karan's late husband worked for the Turkish national rail company for 32 years and her daughter Nehir grew up riding trains. After powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and damaged her home, she and Nehir moved into one.
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Turkey Introduces Regulations For Earthquake Rebuild: Report
Turkey has imposed regulations for earthquake rebuilding work in its region hit by this month's devastating tremors, according to a presidential decree published in the country's Official Gazette on Friday.
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"Thought Earth Was Going To Split Open": 6.3 Magnitude Quake Hits Turkey
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.
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After Turkey Tragedy, Experts Renew Alarm For Similar Quake In Istanbul
Seismologists warn that a massive earthquake is likely to strike Turkey's biggest city -- officially home to 16 million people but estimated to hold up to 20 million -- by 2030.
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Drone Footage Shows Depth Of Destruction In Turkish Town After Quake
Drone footage in the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras showed the devastation caused by the earthquake, collapsing dozens of buildings and forcing hundreds of families to live in tents erected in a stadium in freezing temperatures.
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Children Worry About Uncertain Future After Earthquake Cripples Turkey
Walking through the rubble of flattened buildings, children watch as rescue workers lift body bags from the putrid-smelling debris.
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Satellite Image Shows 300-Km-Long Fissure In Land In Quake-Hit Turkey
The longer of the two ruptures stretches 300 kilometres (190 miles) northeast from the Mediterranean Sea's northeastern tip.
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Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Teenager Drank Urine To Survive Under Debris For 94 Hours
The boy said that he was hearing voices as the search for rescuers was going on but was worried that they could not hear him.
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Mehmet, 13, Walks On Prosthetics After Losing Legs During Turkey Earthquake
When a devastating earthquake struck Turkey in the early hours of Feb. 6, 2023, the five-storey building in Hatay where 13-year-old Mehmet Koc lived collapsed, burying him in rubble and killing his older brother Emre, 14, and his mother Didem.
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"Happy Here": Turkish Antique Seller Stays Put In Earthquake Aftermath
In a city where life has come to a standstill, 50-year-old Sincan, who counted friends and neighbours among the more than 50,000 killed in the disaster, said setting up the display as usual was a way to maintain some semblance of normalcy.
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Turkish Families Shelter On Trains After Losing Homes To Quake
Sabriye Karan's late husband worked for the Turkish national rail company for 32 years and her daughter Nehir grew up riding trains. After powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and damaged her home, she and Nehir moved into one.
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Turkey Introduces Regulations For Earthquake Rebuild: Report
Turkey has imposed regulations for earthquake rebuilding work in its region hit by this month's devastating tremors, according to a presidential decree published in the country's Official Gazette on Friday.
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"Thought Earth Was Going To Split Open": 6.3 Magnitude Quake Hits Turkey
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.
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After Turkey Tragedy, Experts Renew Alarm For Similar Quake In Istanbul
Seismologists warn that a massive earthquake is likely to strike Turkey's biggest city -- officially home to 16 million people but estimated to hold up to 20 million -- by 2030.
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Drone Footage Shows Depth Of Destruction In Turkish Town After Quake
Drone footage in the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras showed the devastation caused by the earthquake, collapsing dozens of buildings and forcing hundreds of families to live in tents erected in a stadium in freezing temperatures.
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Children Worry About Uncertain Future After Earthquake Cripples Turkey
Walking through the rubble of flattened buildings, children watch as rescue workers lift body bags from the putrid-smelling debris.
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Satellite Image Shows 300-Km-Long Fissure In Land In Quake-Hit Turkey
The longer of the two ruptures stretches 300 kilometres (190 miles) northeast from the Mediterranean Sea's northeastern tip.
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Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Teenager Drank Urine To Survive Under Debris For 94 Hours
The boy said that he was hearing voices as the search for rescuers was going on but was worried that they could not hear him.
