One year on, Turkish quake survivors hard to say goodbye to life in "floating cities"

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One year on, Turkish quake survivors hard to say goodbye to life in "floating cities"

STORY: One year on, Turkish quake survivors hard to say goodbye to life in "floating cities" SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 2, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:16 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of safe shelters STORYLINE: The "floating city" of Suheyla Sultan ship docked in Türkiye's quake-hit Hatay province was among two accommodation barges offered by Karadeniz Holding, a Turkish energy company, to Hatay's Iskenderun port to house earthquake survivors, shortly after the catastrophic earthquake. As Suheyla Sultan is being used as a residential shelter, Rauf Bey has been converted into a boarding school for 500 students and 41 teachers. However, according to the protocol reached between the company and local authorities, both ships have to cease operation after June. Currently, some 1,000 people live in Suheyla Sultan. Zeynep Sahin, head of education coordination for the "floating school" Rauf Bey, told Xinhua that teachers live with their families on the ve

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