Two earthquakes, one with a magnitude of 7.7 in the center of Pazarcık in Kahramanmaraş, and the other with a magnitude of 7.6 in the center of Elbistan, hit Turkey on February 6, 2023. There were 1,891 aftershocks after the earthquakes. The Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquake caused a rift dividing a 35-decare olive orchard in the middle […]
Cahit Bağcı, the Turkish Ambassador to Baku, announced that Azerbaijan sent 1,541 tons of humanitarian aid for the earthquake victims in Türkiye. Stating that all Azerbaijani state institutions were mobilized from the first minute of the earthquake, Ambassador Bağcı said, “Brother Azerbaijan, without waiting for our country’s call for international assistance, took action upon President […]
On February 6, an earthquake occurred, with the epicenter in the Pazarcık and Elbistan districts of Kahramanmaraş, resulting in the loss of 416 lives in Adana, Türkiye. While 12 buildings were destroyed in the earthquake, many others were damaged. Hospitals were also shaken by the earthquake. The earthquake moments in the hospitals were recorded by […]
During the search and rescue efforts that are carried out in the disaster zones formed after the severe earthquakes that hit Türkiye’s Mediterranean region, teams rescued a cat after hearing its voice from a collapsed 6-story building in the Defne district of Hatay. After 2 hours of effort to reach it, the cat was removed […]
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg made important statements before the US-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meeting in Brussels, the capital of Belgium. Speaking about Finland and Sweden’s membership process to NATO, Stoltenberg said that both countries are already very close and integrated countries to NATO, that there is no problem in ratifying their memberships, and […]
After the devastating earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, Georgia has sent more than 100 tons of humanitarian supplies and allocated 1 million laris for the earthquake victims. It was stated that the aid cargo contained first aid kits, medicines, medical supplies, baby food, emergency supplies, uniforms, thick clothes, tents, generators, sleeping bags, dry food, canned food, and […]
On the 9th day of the great earthquake centered in Kahramanmaraş in Türkiye, search and rescue teams pulled a person alive from under the rubble in Adıyaman. With 3 hours of efforts, 18-year-old Muhammed Cafer Çetin was rescued 198 hours after the earthquake. Muhammad’s first requests were water and a meat meal from the rescue […]
The Spanish search and rescue team personnel, who were tasked with providing support in the rescue efforts in Türkiye, received a warm welcome on their arrival at the Spanish international airport. Being greeted with people’s applause, the Spanish team opened Turkish and Spanish flags and posed for souvenir photos with the Turkish officials who met […]
Some symbolic bridges in Boston, the capital of the US state of Massachusetts, were illuminated in red and white colors to support Türkiye after the severe earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş. “The symbol bridges in Boston were illuminated in the colors of our flag due to the earthquake. Thank you for this solidarity,” tweeted the Turkish Consulate […]
US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price touched upon the earthquakes that occurred in Turkey and also hit Syria at the press conference and offered his condolences to the victims of the earthquake. “Next, as we continue to see the death toll rise, I want to again offer our severe – or sincere condolences to the […]