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Death in custody in earthquake-hit Hatay

Death in custody in earthquake-hit Hatay

While waiting for his detained son in front of the police station, Ahmet Güreşçi's father noticed that a body was being carried out, wrapped in a blanket. Following the vehicle to the hospital, he found out that it was his son who already died.

13 February 2023

Investigation into BabalaTV's 'the dam wall is cracked' post

Investigation into BabalaTV's 'the dam wall is cracked' post

An investigation has been launched against Youtuber Oğuzhan Uğur and others responsible at BabalaTV for spreading disinformation.

13 February 2023

Education union objects to closing of universities until summer after earthquakes

Education union objects to closing of universities until summer after earthquakes

Eğitim-Sen called on the government and the Council of Higher Education to "start face-to-face education at the universities at the earliest possible date to be announced clearly in advance."

13 February 2023

Adıyaman on 7th day of earthquake

Adıyaman on 7th day of earthquake

No officials arrived for seven days, say people and they add, "They are waiting for everyone to die. We want them to give us the dead bodies of our beloved, nothing else."

12 February 2023

Men killed at least 327 women in 2022

Men killed at least 327 women in 2022

In 2022, men killed at least 327 women and 39 children in Turkey. Men raped 32 women, forced 442 women to sex work, harassed 156 women, and abused 238 children. Men injured 793 women in 2022.

12 February 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Türkiye-Armenia border gate opens after 30 years to carry aid following Feb. 6 earthquakes

Türkiye-Armenia border gate opens after 30 years to carry aid following Feb. 6 earthquakes

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid passed the bridge at the border gate in the morning. The rescue team that arrived from Armenia earlier this week rescued today an eight-year-old girl alive in Adıyaman together with AFAD rescue teams.

11 February 2023

Antakya suburb on day 5 of earthquake: 'This place is forgotten'

Antakya suburb on day 5 of earthquake: 'This place is forgotten'

In a poor suburb of Antakya, people are desperate. Neither rescue teams, nor needed aid has arrived. A woman describes the situation they are in.

11 February 2023 Ruken Tuncel

Former CHP leader Deniz Baykal passes away

Former CHP leader Deniz Baykal passes away

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the leader of CHP announced the death of Deniz Baykal from his social media accounts.

11 February 2023

The death toll rises to 20,665

The death toll rises to 20,665

While the death toll rose to 20,665 as of 07:30 am. this morning in Türkiye at least 92,697 people affected by the earthquake were transferred to other cities.

11 February 2023

Psychological support in four languages for those in the February 6 earthquake zone

Psychological support in four languages for those in the February 6 earthquake zone

Mesopotamia Psychologists Initiative is giving psycho-social support in the region hit by the February 6 earthquakes.

10 February 2023

People waiting under the debris in Antakya: There is hope but there is no work

People waiting under the debris in Antakya: There is hope but there is no work

"Neither a rescue team arrived nor has been any work carried out until now. We have been waiting in front of the rubble for days. AFAD is not doing any work, 'We should hear a voice,' they say."

10 February 2023 Ruken Tuncel

Ministry starts call center for unattended children after the earthquake

Ministry starts call center for unattended children after the earthquake

Ministry of Family and Social Services announced that 162 unattended children are now being treated in hospitals, and 101 more were placed in ministry institutions after their treatment in hospitals following the Feb. 6 earthquakes. 18 children have been handed over to their families after their family bonds were confirmed.

10 February 2023

Miners rescue young girl from 8 meters below after 90 hours

Miners rescue young girl from 8 meters below after 90 hours

The miners used a method that is also used in the mines to rescue the young woman from 8 meters below in the wreckage.

10 February 2023

Death toll rises to over 18 thousand in Türkiye

Death toll rises to over 18 thousand in Türkiye

Vice President Fuat Oktay announced that the problems in natural gas pipelines and the electricity grid were fixed and that there were no closed roads.

10 February 2023

'We have to return to our damaged houses because of the cold'

'We have to return to our damaged houses because of the cold'

A mother of six staying in a tent with her children in Koşuyolu Park in Diyarbakır says they will have to return to their house which is heavily damaged. She says her children will die because of the cold otherwise.

10 February 2023 Roza Yiğit

Biggest problem in Göksun is with tents and heating

Biggest problem in Göksun is with tents and heating

We listen to a woman in an astroturf soccer field turned into an aid station. She is a cardiac patient. She should not stay in the cold. "Just give us a tent and coal. I do not want anything else," she says.

10 February 2023 Hikmet Adal,Ferid Demirel

'People are trying to bring aid with their own means'

'People are trying to bring aid with their own means'

bianet correspondents Ferid Demirel ve Hikmet Adal travelled from İstanbul to the Göksun district of Maraş, heavily hit by the two major earthquakes of February 6.

9 February 2023

Erdoğan: Death toll reached 16,170

Erdoğan: Death toll reached 16,170

16,170 people died, 64,194 were injured and the confirmed number of collapsed buildings is 6,044 in February 6 earthquakes so far in Türkiye.

9 February 2023

'Field hospital should be built in Diyarbakır'

'Field hospital should be built in Diyarbakır'

Health employees of the state hospital are working in fear since there are damaged parts of the hospital after the earthquake.

9 February 2023

Rescued alive 80 hours after the quake

Rescued alive 80 hours after the quake

People were rescued alive 79 and 80 hours after the earthquake in Maraş, Hatay, and Malatya. Rescue efforts continue in eight cities.

9 February 2023

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Babacan last night: 'There is rescue work in one of every hundred collapsed buildings'

Babacan last night: 'There is rescue work in one of every hundred collapsed buildings'

"I am very sad to say but the figures will rise, and the pain will be stronger each day," said the opposition party leader and told President Erdoğan such a disaster cannot be managed using threatening language.

9 February 2023

Directorate confirms death of three prisoners

Directorate confirms death of three prisoners

Official announcement made by the directorate of prisons states there were attempted jail escapes in both Hatay and Maraş prisons which were stopped. Three prisoners died in Hatay prison while there was no loss of life in Maraş.

9 February 2023

February 6 earthquakes: Death toll rises to 12,873 in Türkiye

February 6 earthquakes: Death toll rises to 12,873 in Türkiye

AFAD announced that the number of those injured in the earthquakes is 62,937 as of this morning.

9 February 2023

Soldiers suppress riot in Hatay prison: Three prisoners killed

Soldiers suppress riot in Hatay prison: Three prisoners killed

The killing of three prisoners during the “riot” was confirmed.

8 February 2023

Two opposition leaders: 'How can you block Twitter just when it is so crucial?'

Two opposition leaders: 'How can you block Twitter just when it is so crucial?'

Presidents of CHP and İyi Party named access restrictions to Twitter evilness and requested an explanation.

8 February 2023

Police detain journalists taking pictures in earthquake-hit Urfa

Police detain journalists taking pictures in earthquake-hit Urfa

The two correspondents were taken into custody on grounds that they did not have press cards given by the Communication Presidency.

8 February 2023

Maraş earthquakes: AFAD issues a statement on how the dead will be buried

Maraş earthquakes: AFAD issues a statement on how the dead will be buried

Bodies not identified will be buried within 24 hours after their DNA samples, fingerprints, and photos are taken.

8 February 2023

How to help the animals in the earthquake struck areas?

How to help the animals in the earthquake struck areas?

Several NGOs set up initiatives to help the animals in need.

8 February 2023

Fire in İskenderun Port brought under control

Fire in İskenderun Port brought under control

The Directorate of Maritime Affairs announced that the fire that started in the containers toppled in the earthquake was brought under control. Another problem in the district is the sea level rise.

8 February 2023

LGBTI+ and trans people in Gaziantep avoid assembly areas due to hate speech

LGBTI+ and trans people in Gaziantep avoid assembly areas due to hate speech

LGBTI+ and trans people face discriminatory rhetoric and have difficulty finding safe spaces, Mehmet an LGBTI+ activist in Gaziantep states.

8 February 2023 Evrim Kepenek

Fire fighting continues in İskenderun Port on day two

Fire fighting continues in İskenderun Port on day two

The fire in the Limak Port in İskenderun started in the containers that toppled in the earthquake.

8 February 2023

'This place seems abandoned to its fate. There is no state or government here'

'This place seems abandoned to its fate. There is no state or government here'

Anger is mounting in Türkiye, with many in the country criticizing that the authorities' response to the Maraş earthquakes is slow and inadequate.

8 February 2023