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 […]
In the earthquakes of 7.7 and 7.6 magnitudes centered in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, the 12-kilometer fault line passing through the İslahiye district of Gaziantep was broken. The fault line, which started in the Fevzipaşa neighborhood, caused a crack that reached from the garden of Islahiye State Hospital to the farmlands. Tons of concrete floor blocks in […]
A 10-year-old girl named Ayça was rescued from rubble in the 185th hour of the severe earthquakes that hit the Mediterrenean region of Türkiye on February 6th. Thanks to the meticulous effort of the rescue teams, the little girl was removed from beneath the debris and taken to the hospital by ambulance
After the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş, aid to Türkiye and Syria continues. The first batch of 10,000 mobile houses were sent by Qatar for earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria, departing from the Hamad Port. According to Khalifa bin Jassim Al-Kuwari, Director General of the Qatar Fund for Development, there are […]
Ukrainian soldier Roman, who is in Bakhmut in the Donetsk region where the violent clashes between Ukraine and Russia continue, offered his condolences to Türkiye in a video. “I love your country, I love your people. I’m really sorry for what happened. This tragedy is terrifying, terrifying. We Ukrainians know how terrible it is for […]
A commemoration event was held in Gaza, Palestine, to honor the tens of thousands of people who lost their lives in the earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria with Kahramanmaraş as the epicenter. Participants held candles, Turkish and Syrian flags, and banners expressing their solidarity with the victims. The Mayor of Gaza expressed their sadness […]
Refugees, who had been living in Palais 48, the former tax office building in Brussels, Belgium, that is currently out of use and waiting for repair, were kicked out of the building. Having said that they were not informed about the evacuation decision, the refugees have begun to wait on the streets. Some non-governmental organizations […]
Sekine Kerimova, a 77-year-old homeless woman in Baku, Azerbaijan, donated her pocket money to the Turkish disaster and emergency management organization, AFAD, to help the victims of the severe earthquakes in Türkiye. “I felt very bad when I saw them, the children. I sent 50 manats in my pocket to help them,” says the generous […]