A therapist describes his experience of aiding the Turkish people who faced incredible losses after the earthquakes in February
AFAD, Turkiye's disaster management agency, said that close to 10,000 aftershocks have hit the region affected by the quake since February 6
A 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey, near the border with Syria in the early morning of February 6 followed by several aftershocks, killing over 40 thousand people.
Even before our memories could fade out the smile of the child who came out of the rubbles after more than 72 hours of struggle in devastated Turkey, several aftershocks added to the debris, burying more children on the...
A 5.3 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey again on 25 February 2023, was the third in a row in the Turkey-Syrian borders this month that has claimed over 40 thousand lives so far
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The entry of the 152-members three National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams and six canines into the disaster zone was swift, and their exit "moving and emotional". They said they developed a bond with the people they...
We are what Marianne Hirsch calls ‘the generation of post-memory’. Exposed to traumatic experiences of years that preceded our birth, we live the trauma...
Even before the two countries could recuperate from the devastating aftermaths of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 6, another massive quake of 6.4...
The Turkish president confirmed that the earthquake has left 8 people Injured, as per a BBC report. Hatay mayor, in Southern Turkey, also confirmed...
Turkey has ceased rescue operations in all provinces affected by the recent massive earthquake, except for the two provinces that were hit the hardest
Meral has no clue for how long she would have to live in the tent or whether she would be able to return to her home. Her three children, who are still in...
With historic buildings across cities and townships razed to rubble in the Turkiye earthquake, citizens, including children, are coming together to help...
Those who manage to recover the dead and perform their last rites consider themselves lucky
How does one write disaster? How does one turn the shards of memory into text?
The president of Turkey’s disaster and emergency management agency, Yunus Sezer, said the number of earthquake deaths in the country has grown to 40,642,...
The humanitarian group White Helmets was formed early in the Syrian Civil War in 2013-14. The decade of war and conflict prepared the group, also known as...
Parliamentary and presidential elections are due in Turkey in 2023 and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a declining popularity even before the earthquake,...
The Indian Army is running a field hospital in earthquake-hit Turkey that's treating hundreds of patients every day.
A week after earthquakes killed tens of thousands in Syria and Turkey, sorrow and disbelief are turning to anger.
The 7.8-magnitute earthquake and its strong aftershocks are the latest tragedies to strike Syria that's already battered from over a decade of civil war and...
According to the spokesperson, the operation was undertaken in Nurdagi town of Gaziantep province along with Turkish army personnel.
Both countries are witness to destruction and loss of life on an unprecedented scale. Foreign aid and assistance is the need of the hour.
While stories of miraculous rescues briefly buoyed spirits, the grim reality of the hardship facing survivors cast a pall over devastated communities.
