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Hatay after the earthquakes: Routines have changed

Hatay after the earthquakes: Routines have changed

In Hatay, where nearly 200,000 people continue to live in containers and tents, routines and norms have now changed. While the city centers of Antakya, Kırıkhan, Defne, Hassa, and Samandağ disappeared with the earthquake, İskenderun, Arsuz, Belen, and Altınözü were heavily and moderately affected.

22 January 2024 Akın Bodur

Orhan Erkılıç

Residents of 'moderately damaged" buildings face uncertainty in Maraş

Residents of 'moderately damaged" buildings face uncertainty in Maraş

Nearly a year after the devastating earthquakes, housing problems persist in the region.

11 January 2024 Orhan Erkılıç

Women don’t feel safe in earthquake housing in Diyarbakır outskirts

Women don’t feel safe in earthquake housing in Diyarbakır outskirts

Hamide Ayaz, who saw her home demolished during the military conflict in 2015, now confronts significant damage to her new house, financed through installments and debts, after the February earthquakes. While awaiting the completion of earthquake-resistant housing, Ayaz laments, "Now, we find ourselves compelled to live unhappily amid these concrete walls until the end of our days."

10 January 2024 Evrim Deniz

No progress in Copper-smiths' Market for over five months

MALATYA:

No progress in Copper-smiths' Market for over five months

The Copper-smiths' Market in Malatya, the foundation of which was laid in the scope of the Ministry's 'In-Situ Transformation' project, has seen no progress for more than 5 months. The water that emerged from the foundation turned into a pond and then a lake.

9 January 2024 Seher Akbalık

'Most damaged buildings in Adana constructed over riverbeds and agricultural areas'

'Most damaged buildings in Adana constructed over riverbeds and agricultural areas'

Republican People's Party deputy Barut stated, "Those who do not prioritize earthquake-resistant construction, those who open riverbeds to construction, those who allow irregular urbanization, those who prioritize profit over science, do they have a clear conscience? We highly doubt it."

8 January 2024 Murat Yıldız

Jiyan Erkılıç

Issues of shelter, water, and food persist eleven months after the earthquake

Issues of shelter, water, and food persist eleven months after the earthquake

Earthquake victims from Hatay say that official aid has been cut off, and they are trying to sustain their lives with their own means as the anniversary of the February 6 earthquakes centered in Maraş approaches, where more than fifty thousand people lost their lives in Turkey.

5 January 2024 Jiyan Erkılıç

Is Van ready for a new earthquake?

Is Van ready for a new earthquake?

Van experienced two major earthquakes in 2011. The city has been trying to erase the traces of the seismic events. The city, located on an active fault line, faces the risk of earthquakes, sparking debates about the measures taken to mitigate this risk.

2 January 2024 Şenol Balı

Challenges persist in Adıyaman 10 months after quakes

Challenges persist in Adıyaman 10 months after quakes

Ten months after the earthquakes, Adıyaman, one of the provinces most heavily hit by the February earthquakes, continues to wrestle with fundamental issues such as water and healthcare accessibility, unemployment, and a shortage of labor.

29 December 2023 Ferit Binzet

Earthquake-affected media workers in Osmaniye 'most saddened by lack of support'

Earthquake-affected media workers in Osmaniye 'most saddened by lack of support'

Ahmet Yılmaz from Radio Meşale, Muhammed Kırlar from Radio Gönül, Hasan Kılıç from Hasret newspaper, and Mustafa Düzenli from Yeni Adımlar newspaper described the aftermath of the earthquake, saying, "We didn't' get any support from the governorship or the municipality, not even a "Get well soon"!

29 December 2023 Mustafa Bardak