As international aid continues to arrive in Türkiye after the devastating earthquakes, that struck Kahramanmaraş and caused great destruction in the surrounding cities, Armenia has become another country that has provided support to the earthquake victims. “Today Armenia has sent humanitarian aid to Turkey. Trucks with humanitarian aid have crossed the Margara bridge on the […]
Following the earthquakes that caused massive destruction in 11 cities in Turkey, the Italian Prime Ministry Civil Defense Department stated that Italy’s assistance under the European Union (EU) Civil Defense mechanism continues and a Italian navy ship was sent to Turkey. The ship is carrying a field hospital and relief supplies for earthquake victims.
In the Hatay city of Türkiye, where hopes fade with every minute, a mother and her baby got rescued after waiting under rubble for nearly 100 hours. Hearing the mother shouting under the ruined building, police rescue teams took action and opened a hole in the room by checking the place through a phone given […]
Gathering in Lafayette Park in front of the White House in the USA, dozens of people lit candles, held a moment of silence and sent solidarity messages for more than 20 thousand people who lost their lives in the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that occurred in Türkiye on February 6. As well as Turks […]
A woman was removed from the rubbles of a destroyed building in Diyarbakir, 122 hours after the earthquake in Türkiye, which was described as the “disaster of the century.” The injured woman, Maşallah Çiçek, 55, was hospitalized. Efforts of rescue teams, police, gendarmerie and fire brigade still continue in order to save those trapped under […]
Search and rescue efforts continue on the 5th day of the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye. After 107 hours of the earthquake, police officers couple Hacı Murat Kılınç and Raziye Kılınç were pulled out of the rubble alive in Iskenderun, Hatay. Civilian search and rescue teams created a corridor and transported the […]
On the fifth day following the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, search and rescue efforts continue. 90 hours after the earthquake, rescuers in Hatay’s Samanda district were able to pull a 10-day-old infant named Yağız and his mother out of the rubble alive. The infant was taken to the hospital with […]
Taiwan launched an aid campaign to help earthquake victims in Türkiye, collecting thousands of parcels of aid within 2 days. The Taipei Turkish Trade Office organized the campaign, with the Tzu Chi Foundation serving as a central warehouse for the aid. Over 200 Tzu Chi volunteers worked to process the aid, and vehicles lined up […]
Earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6 in Kahramanmaraş destroyed 10 provinces. Many historical sites were damaged in Hatay, one of the provinces that experienced the greatest destruction. One of the historical sites is the Italian Latin Catholic Church in the Iskenderun district, which was totally destroyed. The district governorship sent aid to earthquake victims. […]
Hatay was one of the districts most affected by the earthquakes of 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude, centered in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye. Approximately 60 hours after the quake, a baby boy was rescued from the rubble of a building in Hatay. The 20-day-old infant, named Kerem Ağırtaş, was holding a torn strand of his mother’s hair when […]