News Center- The devastating earthquake struck Turkey, Kurdistan and Syria on February 6, 2023. Many buildings collapsed and more were damaged in the earthquake that affected 10 cities in Turkey. The debris removal efforts continue in Hatay, one of these cities.

According to the local people, no search and rescue efforts were carried out in some collapsed buildings in the city. On the 50th day of the earthquake, a dead body was found under the rubble of a five-storey Gün Apartment located on Uğur Mumcu Street of Hatay’s Defne district. The dead body has been identified as Behçet Temizkan, who lived on the third floor of the building.