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Earthquake-hit municipality faces backlash over shelter removal decision

Earthquake-hit municipality faces backlash over shelter removal decision

A mayor in the southern province of Hatay clarified that an official letter declaring makeshift tents, containers, and prefabricated structures in public spaces illegal is not as strict as it seems.

26 June 2023 Vecih Cuzdan

Earthquake victims hit with massive utility bills as invoicing resumes

Earthquake victims hit with massive utility bills as invoicing resumes

After being put on hold until May 31, utility bill payments totaling tens of thousands of liras recommenced in the February 6 earthquake-stricken area, a YSP deputy remarks.

Hatay's new hospital inaugurated by Erdoğan largely unfinished

Hatay's new hospital inaugurated by Erdoğan largely unfinished

The new Defne State Hospital, ostensibly completed within 60 days, still has construction works that potentially endanger public health, a delegation from medical organizations reports.

Recycling workers offer depots as refuge, colleagues as blood donors in an earthquake

Recycling workers offer depots as refuge, colleagues as blood donors in an earthquake

İstanbul's Recycling Workers Association outlined their action plan for a potential earthquake, which involves repurposing their waste facilities into shelters and proposing their (migrant) companions as unbound strong rescuers and blood donors.

12 May 2023 Wouter Massink

Media chief claims Turkey is the country most at risk of disinformation

Media chief claims Turkey is the country most at risk of disinformation

Fake news and false information have been hazardous and prevalent since the February 6 earthquakes, Turkey's Communications Director, Fahrettin Altun, addressed in a video message.

'Blood supply inadequate in case of an earthquake in Turkey'

'Blood supply inadequate in case of an earthquake in Turkey'

Turkey's Red Crescent faces a critical shortage of blood stocks following the devastating earthquakes on February 6.

17 April 2023 Hikmet Adal,Ruken Tuncel,Dilek Sarıgül

KFC withdraws from Turkey's quake-hit regions, forces employees to resign

KFC withdraws from Turkey's quake-hit regions, forces employees to resign

"They will be dragged into a second disaster by being deprived of their income. This decision is genuinely sentencing the survivors to death by hunger. It is like pronouncing them to a second death," says a trade union leader.

31 March 2023 Hikmet Adal

Cat taken out alive after staying 49 days under the rubble

FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES

Cat taken out alive after staying 49 days under the rubble

Han was removed from under the rubble of an 11-story apartment building destroyed by the February 6 earthquakes. Suffering from a broken foot and being severely dehydrated, the cat is currently under treatment.

Renowned geologist Ahmet Ercan detained over earthquake comments

Renowned geologist Ahmet Ercan detained over earthquake comments

The professor was detained for "provoking the public into hatred and hostility" over a social media post. He was released after spending the night at the police headquarters.

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

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