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A year after Turkey's earthquake, hundreds of thousands of people remain in shelters

This week Turkey marked one year since the earthquake that killed more than 53,000 people in the country and left over 3 million homeless. Critics say the government hasn't met its promise to rebuild.

WEKU

Anger as Turkey marks anniversary of devastating earthquake

One year on from disaster, mourning mixes with frustration over authorities’ response.

Al Jazeera

'Feels Like Yesterday': Turkey Grieves On First Quake Anniversary

Ravaged by grief, bearing torches and holding up portraits of their lost families, thousands of earthquake survivors gathered in the pre-dawn hours Tuesday for the first anniversary of Turkey's worst disaster of modern times.

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Uncertainty surrounds Turkish post-quake rebuild – despite bold promises

A year on from the devastation, questions remain about the pace of reconstruction amid the rubble

The Guardian - UK

‘No one can bring back what we lost’: fears rise among poor in Turkish city ravaged by earthquakes

Less well-off residents in the southern city of Antakya feel left out of the city’s rebuilding efforts

The Guardian - UK

A year in the aftermath of Turkey’s earthquake – a photo essay

Photographer David Lombeida has spent the last 12 months documenting five families as they recover from the immediate devastation of the 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the south of the country and the harsh realities of rebuilding their lives today

The Guardian - UK

Turkey Commemorates Its Worst Disaster Of Modern Times

Turkey on Tuesday holds pre-dawn vigils for the loss of more than 50,000 people -- and parts of entire cities -- in the earthquake-prone country's deadliest disaster of modern times.

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Ancient Antioch Turns Into Container City Year After Quake

Mevlude Aydin cannot bring herself to visit the graves of her daughter and husband or the dozen other relatives she lost in Turkey's catastrophic earthquake one year ago.

International Business Times

With hundreds of Turkey's quake victims still missing, families struggle to grieve

Almost a year has passed since the deadly earthquake that hit southern Turkey and northwestern Syria. The official death toll stands at over 50,000, but many victims are still missing, presumed dead. Their families often still don't know what happened to them or where they are buried, making the grieving…

France 24

‘A second chance’: Hatayspor’s return to help heal pain of Antakya’s earthquake

Turkish top-tier side prepare for improbable return after February’s devastating quake left winger Christian Atsu, their sporting director and five other staff dead

The Guardian - UK

Turkey quake city 'won't vote for Erdogan again'

Antakya (Turkey) (AFP) - "We need change, we've had enough," said Mehmet Topaloglu, one of the first to cast his ballot on Sunday in the southern Turkish city of Antakya, destroyed by this year's devastating earthquake.

AFP

Wrecked by Turkey quake, Antakya prepares to vote

Antakya (Turkey) (AFP) - The Simseks have spent months huddling in tents next to their old home, laid to waste by Turkey's catastrophic quake.

AFP

Anger, despair in Turkey's quake zone on eve of vote

Antakya (Turkey) (AFP) - At a bus station in Antakya, a city razed to the ground by Turkey's devastating earthquake, emotions remain raw and voters divided ahead of Sunday's pivotal elections

AFP

Turkey’s Antakya gears up to vote amid earthquake devastation

Thousands of residents who left the southern city face additional challenges in exercising their franchise.

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France 24

Turkish elections: In quake-hit south, reconstruction and jobs are voters' top concerns

In the city of Antakya in southern Turkey, which was heavily damaged by the devastating February 6 twin earthquakes, the Turkish government has made an ambitious pledge: to rebuild – better – in a year. But residents there remain sceptical. Not only do homes need rebuilding, but those who live…

Reuters

Analysis-Erdogan again? Amid rubble of Turkey's quake, voters demand to be heard

As the sun beat down on a Turkish tent camp for earthquake survivors, Bahattin Kar emerged from his makeshift shelter to complain about the lack of electricity and water, the unfair distribution of aid and the surging cost of living.

AFP

Stress and trauma: Mental toll of Turkey's deadly quake

Antakya (Turkey) (AFP) - Some barely sleep.Others fear spending time indoors.And many more have developed a profound fear of the mountains that had been their source of solace and wellbeing.

AFP

Antakya's quake victims doubt Erdogan's rebuilding pledge

Antakya (Turkey) (AFP) - Retired construction worker Ali Cimen looked at the pile of rubble raising dust over his former neighbourhood and scoffed at the idea that Turkey's earthquake disaster zone could be rebuilt in a year.

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Fabled Antakya fears losing 'soul' in Turkish quake ruins

Antakya (Turkey) (AFP) - As they left Antakya, Turkey's earthquake-shattered home of ancient civilisations, its anguished residents scribbled farewell messages on the ruins: "We'll come back" and "Don't lose hope."

Al Jazeera

In Istanbul, earthquake survivors rebuild shattered lives

At least three million people have been displaced following the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria last month.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Turks Look to History and Foresee Rebirth of Ancient Antakya from Earthquake Ruins

Remnants of ancient Abrahamic history were destroyed when an earthquake flattened much of Antakya in southern Türkiye last month, but many hope the city can rise from the rubble as it has done over centuries of disasters and conquests. Established by the Seleucid Empire in 300 BC, Antakya, formerly Antioch,…

Al Jazeera

Quake-hit Antakya communities seek role in saving rich heritage

Authorities set to start restoration imminently but some warn rush to rebuild could threaten ancient city’s heritage.

Reuters

After Turkey's earthquake, a grave mental health toll looms

It has been three weeks since Tugce Seren Gul's aunt and grandmother were killed in Antakya when a devastating earthquake struck Turkey's southeast. And yet every night, she waits until 4.17 am in the morning, the exact time that the disaster hit, to try to go to sleep.

WEKU

Inside tent cities, Turkey's quake survivors wonder when they'll have a home again

Some of those who lost their homes in the earthquakes that devastated southern Turkey still need tents - and dream of someday having a container to live in.

Belfast Live

Belfast community rallies to support Turkish man who lost family members in earthquake

Mustafa Gunay lost his sister and her family when the earthquakes hit their home city of Antakya in Turkey

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