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February 6 earthquakes

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Hulusi Akar: 'We were ready to dispatch troops from the first moment on'
FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES
Hulusi Akar: 'We were ready to dispatch troops from the first moment on'
Defense Minister Hulusi Akar rejected the claims that the dispatch of troops was delayed after the February 6 earthquakes.
20 February 2023
Engineers voice concern over release of hazardous substances after Maraş earthquakes
Engineers voice concern over release of hazardous substances after Maraş earthquakes
With over 100,000 buildings severely damaged or collapsed, the release of substances such as asbestos causes public health and environmental concerns.
20 February 2023
Earthquake death toll 'much higher than official figures,' says governor
Earthquake death toll 'much higher than official figures,' says governor
The governor who is coordinating the efforts in the affected provinces has apologized to the earthquake survivors.
20 February 2023
Akar: 'There was no infiltration to Türkiye from the border following the earthquake'
Akar: 'There was no infiltration to Türkiye from the border following the earthquake'
The Defense Minister of Türkiye denied the claimed infiltrations of irregular migrants from the Syrian border following the February 6 earthquakes. On the contrary, said Akar, 10,633 thousand migrants returned voluntarily to Syria after their losses in the quake.
20 February 2023
'Contractors are merely the hired guns and racketeers of this crooked system'
ÇİĞDEM MATER INTERVIEWS MÜCELLA YAPICI
'Contractors are merely the hired guns and racketeers of this crooked system'
Yapıcı, who as a UCTEA executive played an important role in the organization of the rescue teams during the 1999 earthquake, answered the questions of Mater, who, like her, received the news of the Maraş earthquakes in prison.
20 February 2023 Çiğdem Mater
Türkiye earthquake toll exceeds 41,000
Türkiye earthquake toll exceeds 41,000
Search and rescue operations have been concluded in eight provinces other than Maraş and Hatay, the two hardest hit ones.
20 February 2023
Türkiye detains three rescue workers from Greece
FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES
Türkiye detains three rescue workers from Greece
The police detained three citizens of Greece, members of the rescue team that came to Defne, Hatay for the rescue efforts following the February 6 earthquakes, and seized their cell phones, ÇHD announced.
17 February 2023
'It is enough; are we not citizens of this country?'
FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES
'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
Leader of international rescue teams laments having to choose between people under rubble
FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES
Leader of international rescue teams laments having to choose between people under rubble
Leading 91 rescue teams following the devastating February 6 earthquakes in the rescue efforts, Marco Gaebler said he had to give many difficult decisions trying to save as many lives as possible.
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
FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES
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
FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES
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
Death toll rises to 36,187 in Türkiye
FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES
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
FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES
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'
FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES
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
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
'Play Tent' campaign for children
FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES
'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
Sharp current rise in Orontes river
FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES
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
Why are rescue teams leaving Türkiye?
FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES
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
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
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
Biggest problem in Göksun is with tents and heating
FEBRUARY 6 EARTHQUAKES
Biggest problem in Göksun is with tents and heating
We listen to a woman in an astroturf soccer field turned into an aid station. She is a cardiac patient. She should not stay in the cold. "Just give us a tent and coal. I do not want anything else," she says.
10 February 2023 Hikmet Adal,Ferid Demirel
'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
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