For Turkey, the second anniversary of the devastating earthquakes that struck swathes of the south of the country and parts of Syria on 6 February 2023 was a realisation that for so many moving on from either the second or fourth phases of the five stages of grief (denial,

Dozens of families continue to search for their loved ones and at least 30 of the missing are children. Emir's aunt Nursen Kisa arrived at the collapsed building in Antakya an hour after the earthquake and waited beside the debris for over two weeks while search and rescue operations continued.

Our chest, our front, our back, our lips – it’s forbidden for anyone to come and touch those parts of our bodies – no one has that right,” says Alican Mutlu, a youth worker with the Turkish Red Crescent,

On February 6, thousands of people took to the streets of Hatay in commemorative events and silent marches to express their anger at the state authorities, the failure to hold those responsible accountable and the continued policy of impunity.

Video. Two years after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey, survivors remember the tragedy that claimed over 53,000 lives in Turkey and 6,000 in Syria.

Ceremonies were held in several cities across Turkey on Thursday (February 6) to commemorate the victims of an earthquake that killed more than 50,000 people two years ago.