ANTAKYA, Turkey: Eyes red, features drawn, Fidan Turan looks lost as she stands in the middle of the street, wondering whether she should leave her devastated Turkish city or stay through its post-quake recovery. The building she lives in seems to have held up better than those of her nei
Eyes red, features drawn, Fidan Turan looks lost as she stands in the middle of the street, wondering whether she should leave her devastated Turkish city or stay through its post-quake recovery.
Her metal door stood strong and the windows are still in place. Even the air conditioner is hanging in there, only showing a few cracks from Monday's 7.8-magnitude tremor.Türkiye's lax policing of building codes flagged before quake Rescuers work amid rubble in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey on Feb 10, 2023. "It is still possible to rebuild here," said the 35-year-old psychologist."The state has the power to do it."
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