Hopes dim amid frantic earthquake rescues, as Turkey declares state of emergency - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Nazlan Ertan

Nazlan Ertan

Feb 7, 2023

A woman sits on the rubble of a destroyed building in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, a day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast, on Feb. 7, 2023. — A woman sits on the rubble of a destroyed building in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey, a day after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country's southeast, on Feb. 7, 2023. — ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images

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A photograph taken on February 8, 2023 shows tents at a camp set up by the government in the southeastern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, two days after a strong earthquake struck the region.

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Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

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A rescue dog searches for victims and survivors, in the regime-controlled town of Jableh in the province of Latakia, northwest of the Syrian capital, on Feb. 12, 2023, in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake.

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Nazlan Ertan

In Izmir, reporting on culture