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Wildfires reopen earthquake wounds in Turkiye’s shattered Hatay province

Recent wildfires have torn through southeastern Turkiye’s Hatay, still recovering from a February 2023 earthquake.

Al Jazeera · Jul 9, 2025

Türkiye's cats are on the world's agenda: 'This closeness is fascinating'

Medical anthropologist Gideon Lasco stated that the earthquakes centred in Maraş and Hatay in 2023 also provided examples of the strong bond Turkish people have with cats.

Euronews · Jan 4, 2025

‘The illegality is enormous’: Turkey’s quake cleanup may kill even more

Six months on, mountains of rubble, asbestos and heavy metals blight the landscape, threatening the health of communities already suffering from devastating loss

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2023

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.

Al Jazeera · May 12, 2023

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.

Reuters · May 9, 2023

12 killed in multi-vehicle crash in Turkey's Hatay province

Turkish officials say that 12 people have been killed and 31 others injured in a multi-vehicle crash in southern Turkey's Hatay province

The Independent UK · May 7, 2023

Looking for the lost - families harrowing hunt for loved ones after Turkey earthquakes

Turkey suffered two twin earthquakes of 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude, in the early hours of February 6, and over two months later families are still looking for lost loved ones

Daily Mirror · Apr 9, 2023

Baby rescued from Turkey earthquake rubble reunited with mum once thought dead

Vetin Begdas was saved in the Hatay province of Turkey 128 hours after devastating twin earthquakes struck the country at the start of February

Daily Mirror · Apr 4, 2023

Mother and Baby Reunited in Türkiye Nearly Two Months after Earthquake

A mother has been reunited with her baby in southern Türkiye after a DNA test confirmed it was her daughter, almost two months after a devastating earthquake ripped through the region, the country's family ministry said. The three-and-a-half-month old "miracle baby", called Vetin, was pulled out of the rubble of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 3, 2023

A dog, three newborn pups, rescued from rubble in Turkey's Hatay a month after quakes

The owner of Sila, a 2-1/2-year-old Doberman, was surprised to see not one but four dogs emerge from the rubble of a building in Turkey's southern province of Hatay, 28 days after earthquakes devastated the region.

Reuters · Mar 8, 2023