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The warm Turkish welcome for refugees is ending and Syrians are worried

GAZIANTEP, Turkey — Turkey gained renown as a haven for refugees by welcoming more than 3 million Syrians fleeing violence between forces from Bashar Assad ’s government and a patchwork of rebel groups. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print ‘My children were born here’ Cabuli spent several years in a refugee camp before …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Turkey is housing 3 million Syrian refugees: Where do they go after the fall of Aleppo to rebels?

Firstpost

The capture of Aleppo by rebels, Syria’s second-largest city, has been a big change in the more than decade-long conflict, as the city had never before fallen out of government hands Turkey said Wednesday it anticipates many of the three million Syrian refugees on its soil will accelerate their return if rebels solidify control over Aleppo, which they seized from …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Bread that was left uncooked 8,600 years ago in Turkey’s Çatalhöyük dubbed as world’s oldest

Hindustan Times

8,600 years ago, a baker in Turkey mixed flour and water to make bread dough, pressed it to check its readiness and then didn’t bake it. This particular bread that was left uncooked near an oven has now been dubbed as the world’s oldest by archaeologists. According to Necmettin Erbakan University’s Science and Technology Research and Application Center, archaeologists have …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

In Turkey’s Gaziantep, weddings are dispelling some post-earthquake sadness

Al Jazeera

In the lively wedding district, celebrations are cautiously starting up again as couples start their futures together. “I remember similar fears during the war in Syria.” Gaziantep, which is among the bigger and richer Anatolian cities, has had many big bridal shops and wedding venues set up here and, since the beginning of the Syrian conflict, many Syrian refugees like …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

A year on from Turkey’s earthquake disaster, the trauma haunts survivors

Al Jazeera

Thousands of lives changed forever when powerful earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria last year, and mental scars remain. Abdulghani’s husband did not survive the first magnitude 7.8 earthquake, followed by a second magnitude 7.6 one later in the day and hundreds of aftershocks, that killed more than 50,000 people in southeastern Turkey and northern Syria on February 6 last year. …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Future unknown but Syrians in Turkey ‘relieved’ after Erdogan win

Al Jazeera

Gaziantep, Turkey — Hatim al-Abdullah, a dual Syrian-Turkish citizen, voted for the first time in Turkey’s elections in May, which returned longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan for a five-year presidential term. The xenophobic rhetoric heard first in the aftermath of the earthquakes, then during the election campaigns, made Syrians feel like their time in Turkey would soon come to a …

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1 year, 6 months ago

The Aleppo electronic artists using music to heal in Gaziantep

Al Jazeera

Electronic music artists who fled the war in Syria recreate Aleppo’s nightlife as a way of processing war and earthquake traumas and bringing Syrians and Turks together. “It’s scary how much it reminded us of the war days: The screams, the sorrow, the displacement… but we promised our audience that music would be back stronger than ever to cheer us …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey-Syria earthquake: NDRF team, Rambo, Honey return to India after 10-day rescue ops

India Today

A 47-member NDRF team along with dog squad members Rambo and Honey returned to India on Friday after conducting a 10-day-long rescue operation from earthquake-hit Turkey, news agency ANI reported. Julie, Romio, Honey and Rambo were part of a four-member Indian dog squad engaged in rescue operations in earthquake-hit Turkey. A 47-member NDRF team along with dog squad members Rambo …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Syrian refugees return home from Turkey after quake devastation

Al Jazeera

Syrians are hoping conditions in their war-ravaged homeland are better than quake-hit Turkey. Bab al-Hawa, Syria – Hundreds of Syrian refugees in Turkey who survived last week’s earthquakes are returning to their war-torn homeland after once again losing everything. “At Bab al-Hawa, we are facilitating the entry of our Syrian people coming from Turkey … by giving them papers proving …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Here are the ten deadliest quakes of the 21st century

Deccan Chronicle

PARIS: The massive earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on February 6 is the fifth-deadliest this century. Here is a list of the 10 worst quakes since 2000, ranked by death toll: 2004: 230,000 dead, Southeast Asia On December 26, a massive 9.1-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Sumatra, triggering a tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people throughout …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Turkiye Arrests Building Contractors Six Days After Devastating Earthquakes: Report

ABP News

Six days after a pair of earthquakes ravaged southeast Turkey and northern Syria, Turkish officials detained or issued arrest warrants for 130 persons accused of being engaged in the construction of buildings that collapsed and crushed their inhabitants, news agency Associated Press reported. Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay announced late Saturday that warrants had been issued for the arrest of …

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1 year, 10 months ago

2-month-old baby found among other ‘miracle rescues’ as Turkey-Syria earthquake deaths pass 28,000

The Hindu

Rescuers pulled a two-month-old baby and an elderly woman from the rubble on February 11, five days after an earthquake devastated Turkey and Syria leaving more than 28,000 dead. Almost 26 million people affected: WHO Compounding the anguish, the United Nations has warned that at least 8,70,000 people urgently need hot meals across Turkey and Syria. Almost 26 million people …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Survivors band together in Turkey’s earthquake-hit Gaziantep

Al Jazeera

People come together to provide aid and organise a response neighbourhood by neighbourhood in this devastated city. ‘Complete terror’ A few hours after the quake, restaurant owners and bars opened their doors distributing hot tea, bread, and a safe place to protect victims from the cold. “I immediately came to my bar as soon as I saw all those people …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey detains 12 over collapsed buildings after quake: report

The Hindu

The Turkish police have detained 12 persons over collapsed buildings in the southeastern provinces of Gaziantep and Sanliurfa, local media reported on Saturday, following the huge quake that hit Turkey. At least 6,000 buildings collapsed after a 7.8-magnitude tremor hit the region, killing more than 25,000 people, sparking anger over the poor quality of housing. There are expected to be …

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1 year, 10 months ago

'Drank Own Urine': Turkiye Earthquake Survivour Reveals How He Spent 94 Hours Trapped In Rubble

ABP News

New Delhi: A 17-year-old boy from Turkiye has revealed how he spent 94 hours trapped in the rubble of his residence drinking his own urine and eating his family’s flowers to survive in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that rocked southern Turkiye and northwest Syria early Monday. The survivor identified as Adnan Muhammet Korkut told ABC News that he …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Rescuers rejoice as more quake survivors emerge from rubble

Associated Press

ISKENDERUN, Turkey — Six relatives huddled in a small air pocket, day after day. These earthquake survivors were among more than a dozen people pulled out of the rubble alive Friday after spending over four days trapped in frigid darkness following the disaster that struck Turkey and Syria. … I was trying to get you out.” Elsewhere, HaberTurk television said …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Giro555: Over 16 million euros raised so far for Turkey and Syria

NL Times

The preliminary interim total of Giro555 proceeds for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria is more than 16 million euros, the organization announced Saturday. Wat een betrokkenheid!❤️ In 5 dagen tijd is in Nederland al ruim 16 miljoen euro opgehaald voor slachtoffers van de aardbeving in #Turkije en #Syrië. pic.twitter.com/TibVGjCeBU — Giro555 February 11, 2023 Oxfam Novib general director and …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Khalsa Aid distributes blankets, meals amid bitter cold

Hindustan Times

Even four days after the devastating Turkey and Syria earthquakes, rescuers pulled several people alive from the shattered remnants of buildings on Friday, some who survived over 100 hours trapped under crushed concrete in the bitter cold. While several countries, including India, rushed aid and rescuers to Turkey, Khalsa Aid International also dispatched a three-person team from its Iraq chapter …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Hatayspor withdraws from Turkish league after earthquake - clubs union president

The Hindu

Hatayspor has withdrawn from the Turkish Super Lig following the devastating earthquake that hit the country this week, the president of the Turkish Union of Clubs Ali Koc said on Thursday. Hatayspor’s Ghanaian winger Christian Atsu remains missing despite the club’s vice president saying earlier this week that he had been rescued from the rubble with injuries and transported to …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Watch: The moment NDRF team rescued a 6-year-old girl from debris in quake-hit Turkey

Firstpost

The NDRF is working to extricate live victims from under the rubble and providing first-aid to the injured, before handing them over to medical response authorities New Delhi: A team of India’s National Disaster Response Force engaged in relief and rescue operations in the quake-hit Turkey has successfully rescued a six-year-old girl from under the rubble in Gaziantep. Team IND-11 …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey Earthquake: Miracle rescue by India's NDRF as 8-year-old girl pulled alive from debris

India TV News

Turkey Earthquake: A team from National Disaster Response Force on Friday rescued an 8-year-old child from debris in Gaziantep, Turkey. Sharing the news on Twitter, "Hard work and motivation pays; NDRF team in co-ordination with Turkish Army successfully rescued another live victim at 15:45 hrs at Loc Bahceli Evler Mahallesi, Nurdagi, Gaziantep, Turkiye." Applauding the rescue operation Home Minister Amit …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Turkey’s catastrophic earthquake puts Syria in the spotlight

Al Jazeera

The Take looks at why it has been harder for aid to reach northern Syria. Emergency aid is pouring into southeastern Turkey after Monday’s earthquakes, but why is it so much harder for aid to reach northern Syria? In this episode: Ammar, NGO worker living in Gaziantep, Turkey Emad, NGO worker living in Gaziantep Alper Ilki, president of the Turkish …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Death toll rises, rescues dwindle in earthquake aftermath

Al Jazeera

A teenager was pulled largely unscathed from beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in the Turkish city of Gaziantep early on Friday, in a dramatic rescue that belied the reality that the chances of finding many more survivors are shrinking fast, four days after catastrophic earthquakes killed more than 21,000 people. Even though experts say trapped people could survive …

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1 year, 10 months ago

NDRF personnel rescue six-year-old girl in earthquake-ravaged Turkey’s Gaziantep

The Hindu

The National Disaster Response Force personnel on Thursday rescued a six-year-old girl in the earthquake-ravaged Turkey’s Gaziantep. Union Home Minister Amit Shah commended the NDRF for the rescue operation, tweeting: “Under the guidance of PM @narendramodi, we are committed to making @NDRFHQ the world’s leading disaster response force. In the rescue operations in Türkiye, Team IND-11 saved the life of …

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The warm Turkish welcome for refugees is ending and Syrians are worried

Turkey is housing 3 million Syrian refugees: Where do they go after the fall of Aleppo to rebels?

Bread that was left uncooked 8,600 years ago in Turkey’s Çatalhöyük dubbed as world’s oldest

In Turkey’s Gaziantep, weddings are dispelling some post-earthquake sadness

A year on from Turkey’s earthquake disaster, the trauma haunts survivors

Future unknown but Syrians in Turkey ‘relieved’ after Erdogan win

The Aleppo electronic artists using music to heal in Gaziantep

Turkey-Syria earthquake: NDRF team, Rambo, Honey return to India after 10-day rescue ops

Syrian refugees return home from Turkey after quake devastation

Here are the ten deadliest quakes of the 21st century

Turkiye Arrests Building Contractors Six Days After Devastating Earthquakes: Report

2-month-old baby found among other ‘miracle rescues’ as Turkey-Syria earthquake deaths pass 28,000

Survivors band together in Turkey’s earthquake-hit Gaziantep

Turkey detains 12 over collapsed buildings after quake: report

'Drank Own Urine': Turkiye Earthquake Survivour Reveals How He Spent 94 Hours Trapped In Rubble

Rescuers rejoice as more quake survivors emerge from rubble

Giro555: Over 16 million euros raised so far for Turkey and Syria

Turkey-Syria earthquake: Khalsa Aid distributes blankets, meals amid bitter cold

Hatayspor withdraws from Turkish league after earthquake - clubs union president

Watch: The moment NDRF team rescued a 6-year-old girl from debris in quake-hit Turkey

Turkey Earthquake: Miracle rescue by India's NDRF as 8-year-old girl pulled alive from debris

Turkey’s catastrophic earthquake puts Syria in the spotlight

Death toll rises, rescues dwindle in earthquake aftermath

NDRF personnel rescue six-year-old girl in earthquake-ravaged Turkey’s Gaziantep