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Fires and Land Disputes in Dikmece - Turkey

Meryem Olğar stands in front of a scorched olive grove in the Dikmece neighborhood of Antakya, Turkey, on July 17, 2025. Olğar has been the pioneer of the local resistance against state-led expropriation and housing projects since the 2023 earthquake. Recent forest fires burned olive trees belonging to her family, raising renewed fears of land seizure. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fires and Land Disputes in Dikmece - Turkey

Meryem Olğar stands in front of a scorched olive grove in the Dikmece neighborhood of Antakya, Turkey, on July 17, 2025. Olğar has been the pioneer of the local resistance against state-led expropriation and housing projects since the 2023 earthquake. Recent forest fires burned olive trees belonging to her family, raising renewed fears of land seizure. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fires and Land Disputes in Dikmece - Turkey

Meryem Olğar stands in front of a scorched olive grove in the Dikmece neighborhood of Antakya, Turkey, on July 17, 2025. Olğar has been the pioneer of the local resistance against state-led expropriation and housing projects since the 2023 earthquake. Recent forest fires burned olive trees belonging to her family, raising renewed fears of land seizure. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fires and Land Disputes in Dikmece - Turkey

Meryem Olğar stands in front of a scorched olive grove in the Dikmece neighborhood of Antakya, Turkey, on July 17, 2025. Olğar has been the pioneer of the local resistance against state-led expropriation and housing projects since the 2023 earthquake. Recent forest fires burned olive trees belonging to her family, raising renewed fears of land seizure. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fires and Land Disputes in Dikmece - Turkey

Meryem Olğar stands in front of a scorched olive grove in the Dikmece neighborhood of Antakya, Turkey, on July 17, 2025. Olğar has been the pioneer of the local resistance against state-led expropriation and housing projects since the 2023 earthquake. Recent forest fires burned olive trees belonging to her family, raising renewed fears of land seizure. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fires and Land Disputes in Dikmece - Turkey

Meryem Olğar stands in front of a scorched olive grove in the Dikmece neighborhood of Antakya, Turkey, on July 17, 2025. Olğar has been the pioneer of the local resistance against state-led expropriation and housing projects since the 2023 earthquake. Recent forest fires burned olive trees belonging to her family, raising renewed fears of land seizure. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fires and Land Disputes in Dikmece - Turkey

A view of the Dikmece neighborhood in Antakya, Turkey, on July 17, 2025. The region has faced ongoing forest fires and land disputes following the February 2023 earthquake, with locals resisting state-led expropriation and construction projects threatening agricultural land and olive groves. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fires and Land Disputes in Dikmece - Turkey

A view of the Dikmece neighborhood in Antakya, Turkey, on July 17, 2025. The region has faced ongoing forest fires and land disputes following the February 2023 earthquake, with locals resisting state-led expropriation and construction projects threatening agricultural land and olive groves. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fires and Land Disputes in Dikmece - Turkey

A view of the Dikmece neighborhood in Antakya, Turkey, on July 17, 2025. The region has faced ongoing forest fires and land disputes following the February 2023 earthquake, with locals resisting state-led expropriation and construction projects threatening agricultural land and olive groves. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fires and Land Disputes in Dikmece - Turkey

Meryem Olğar stands in front of a scorched olive grove in the Dikmece neighborhood of Antakya, Turkey, on July 17, 2025. Olğar has been the pioneer of the local resistance against state-led expropriation and housing projects since the 2023 earthquake. Recent forest fires burned olive trees belonging to her family, raising renewed fears of land seizure. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fires and Land Disputes in Dikmece - Turkey

Meryem Olğar stands in front of a scorched olive grove in the Dikmece neighborhood of Antakya, Turkey, on July 17, 2025. Olğar has been the pioneer of the local resistance against state-led expropriation and housing projects since the 2023 earthquake. Recent forest fires burned olive trees belonging to her family, raising renewed fears of land seizure. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fires and Land Disputes in Dikmece - Turkey

A view of the Dikmece neighborhood in Antakya, Turkey, on July 17, 2025. The region has faced ongoing forest fires and land disputes following the February 2023 earthquake, with locals resisting state-led expropriation and construction projects threatening agricultural land and olive groves. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fires and Land Disputes in Dikmece - Turkey

A view of the Dikmece neighborhood in Antakya, Turkey, on July 17, 2025. The region has faced ongoing forest fires and land disputes following the February 2023 earthquake, with locals resisting state-led expropriation and construction projects threatening agricultural land and olive groves. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey: Wildfire Rages in Antakya, Forcing 1,500 People to Evacuate 5

A wildfire that broke out in the Karaali neighborhood of Antakya’s central district continued to burn on Tuesday, July 1, spreading to the Oğlakören and Üçgedik neighborhoods due to strong winds. Wildfires have been raging across Turkey, forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. In Hatay Province’s Antakya district, the blaze began on Sunday and intensified as strong winds fanned the flames, prompting the evacuation of around 1,500 residents from three neighborhoods.

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Turkey: Wildfire Rages in Antakya, Forcing 1,500 People to Evacuate 3

A wildfire that broke out in the Karaali neighborhood of Antakya’s central district continued to burn on Tuesday, July 1, spreading to the Oğlakören and Üçgedik neighborhoods due to strong winds. Wildfires have been raging across Turkey, forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. In Hatay Province’s Antakya district, the blaze began on Sunday and intensified as strong winds fanned the flames, prompting the evacuation of around 1,500 residents from three neighborhoods.

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Turkey: Wildfire Rages in Antakya, Forcing 1,500 People to Evacuate 2

A wildfire that broke out in the Karaali neighborhood of Antakya’s central district continued to burn on Tuesday, July 1, spreading to the Oğlakören and Üçgedik neighborhoods due to strong winds. Wildfires have been raging across Turkey, forcing tens of thousands to flee their homes. In Hatay Province’s Antakya district, the blaze began on Sunday and intensified as strong winds fanned the flames, prompting the evacuation of around 1,500 residents from three neighborhoods.

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Turkey: Wildfire Rages in Antakya, Forcing 1,500 People to Evacuate

Wildfires have raged across Turkey, forcing tens of thousands of people, mostly from the western province of Izmir, to evacuate as of Monday, June 30. In Antakya, Hatay Province, a wildfire erupted on Sunday, prompting 1,500 residents in three neighborhoods to evacuate as strong winds fanned the flames.

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TÜRKIYE-ANTAKYA-EARTHQUAKES-RUBBLE-DISPOSAL

(230501) -- ANTAKYA (TÜRKIYE), May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trucks transfer rubble to a dump in the quake-hit city of Antakya, Türkiye, on May 1, 2023. Hit by devastating earthquakes in early February, Türkiye now faces environmental challenges on the disposal of the waste and rubble left over from the destroyed buildings and roads. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANTAKYA-EARTHQUAKES-RUBBLE-DISPOSAL

(230501) -- ANTAKYA (TÜRKIYE), May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A truck unloads rubble at a dump in the quake-hit city of Antakya, Türkiye, on May 1, 2023. Hit by devastating earthquakes in early February, Türkiye now faces environmental challenges on the disposal of the waste and rubble left over from the destroyed buildings and roads. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANTAKYA-EARTHQUAKES-RUBBLE-DISPOSAL

(230501) -- ANTAKYA (TÜRKIYE), May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past the rubble in the quake-hit city of Antakya, Türkiye, on May 1, 2023. Hit by devastating earthquakes in early February, Türkiye now faces environmental challenges on the disposal of the waste and rubble left over from the destroyed buildings and roads. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANTAKYA-EARTHQUAKES-RUBBLE-DISPOSAL

(230501) -- ANTAKYA (TÜRKIYE), May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People walk past the rubble in the quake-hit city of Antakya, Türkiye, on May 1, 2023. Hit by devastating earthquakes in early February, Türkiye now faces environmental challenges on the disposal of the waste and rubble left over from the destroyed buildings and roads. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANTAKYA-EARTHQUAKES-RUBBLE-DISPOSAL

(230501) -- ANTAKYA (TÜRKIYE), May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A man walks past the rubble in the quake-hit city of Antakya, Türkiye, on May 1, 2023. Hit by devastating earthquakes in early February, Türkiye now faces environmental challenges on the disposal of the waste and rubble left over from the destroyed buildings and roads. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANTAKYA-EARTHQUAKES-RUBBLE-DISPOSAL

(230501) -- ANTAKYA (TÜRKIYE), May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trucks unload rubble at a dump in the quake-hit city of Antakya, Türkiye, on May 1, 2023. Hit by devastating earthquakes in early February, Türkiye now faces environmental challenges on the disposal of the waste and rubble left over from the destroyed buildings and roads. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANTAKYA-EARTHQUAKES-RUBBLE-DISPOSAL

(230501) -- ANTAKYA (TÜRKIYE), May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trucks unload rubble at a dump in the quake-hit city of Antakya, Türkiye, on May 1, 2023. Hit by devastating earthquakes in early February, Türkiye now faces environmental challenges on the disposal of the waste and rubble left over from the destroyed buildings and roads. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ANTAKYA-EARTHQUAKES-RUBBLE-DISPOSAL

(230501) -- ANTAKYA (TÜRKIYE), May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Trucks unload rubble at a dump in the quake-hit city of Antakya, Türkiye, on May 1, 2023. Hit by devastating earthquakes in early February, Türkiye now faces environmental challenges on the disposal of the waste and rubble left over from the destroyed buildings and roads. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

People gathered for memorials of the Orthodox people who lost their lives on earthquake. The Greek Orthodox Church of Antakya in Hatay's Antakya district was destroyed in earthquake. On the anniversary of the earthquake, a service was organized by the Orthodox community. Prayers and hymns were sung for those who died in the earthquake. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

Two women are hugs each other and shares their pain inside. The Greek Orthodox Church of Antakya in Hatay's Antakya district was destroyed in earthquake. On the anniversary of the earthquake, a service was organized by the Orthodox community. Prayers and hymns were sung for those who died in the earthquake. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

The Greek Orthodox Church of Antakya in Hatay's Antakya district was destroyed in earthquake. On the anniversary of the earthquake, a service was organized by the Orthodox community. Prayers and hymns were sung for those who died in the earthquake. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

The Greek Orthodox Church of Antakya in Hatay's Antakya district was destroyed in earthquake. On the anniversary of the earthquake, a service was organized by the Orthodox community. Prayers and hymns were sung for those who died in the earthquake. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

People gathered for memorials of the Orthodox people who lost their lives on earthquake. The Greek Orthodox Church of Antakya in Hatay's Antakya district was destroyed in earthquake. On the anniversary of the earthquake, a service was organized by the Orthodox community. Prayers and hymns were sung for those who died in the earthquake. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

The Greek Orthodox Church of Antakya in Hatay's Antakya district was destroyed in earthquake. On the anniversary of the earthquake, a service was organized by the Orthodox community. Prayers and hymns were sung for those who died in the earthquake. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

The Greek Orthodox Church of Antakya in Hatay's Antakya district was destroyed in earthquake. On the anniversary of the earthquake, a service was organized by the Orthodox community. Prayers and hymns were sung for those who died in the earthquake. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

People gathered for memorials of the Orthodox people who lost their lives on earthquake. The Greek Orthodox Church of Antakya in Hatay's Antakya district was destroyed in earthquake. On the anniversary of the earthquake, a service was organized by the Orthodox community. Prayers and hymns were sung for those who died in the earthquake. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

The Greek Orthodox Church of Antakya in Hatay's Antakya district was destroyed in earthquake. On the anniversary of the earthquake, a service was organized by the Orthodox community. Prayers and hymns were sung for those who died in the earthquake. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

The Greek Orthodox Church of Antakya in Hatay's Antakya district was destroyed in earthquake. On the anniversary of the earthquake, a service was organized by the Orthodox community. Prayers and hymns were sung for those who died in the earthquake. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Earthquake Anniversary Commemoration - Turkey

The Greek Orthodox Church of Antakya in Hatay's Antakya district was destroyed in earthquake. On the anniversary of the earthquake, a service was organized by the Orthodox community. Prayers and hymns were sung for those who died in the earthquake. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration March On The First Anniversary of Deadly Quakes - Antakya

"February 6 Platform" members and citizens of Hatay march with banners for the people who lost their lives, in the old city of Antakya to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, , the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Hatay, Turkey, on February 06, 2024. Photo by Tolga Sezgin/NARphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration March On The First Anniversary of Deadly Quakes - Antakya

"February 6 Platform" members and citizens of Hatay march with banners for the people who lost their lives, in the old city of Antakya to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, , the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Hatay, Turkey, on February 06, 2024. Photo by Tolga Sezgin/NARphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration March On The First Anniversary of Deadly Quakes - Antakya

"February 6 Platform" members and citizens of Hatay march with banners for the people who lost their lives, in the old city of Antakya to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, , the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Hatay, Turkey, on February 06, 2024. Photo by Tolga Sezgin/NARphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration March On The First Anniversary of Deadly Quakes - Antakya

"February 6 Platform" members and citizens of Hatay march with banners for the people who lost their lives, in the old city of Antakya to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, , the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Hatay, Turkey, on February 06, 2024. Photo by Tolga Sezgin/NARphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Commemoration March On The First Anniversary of Deadly Quakes - Antakya

"February 6 Platform" members and citizens of Hatay march with banners for the people who lost their lives, in the old city of Antakya to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, , the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Hatay, Turkey, on February 06, 2024. Photo by Tolga Sezgin/NARphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Quake-hit Hatay Archaeology Museum Gets Reinforced - Turkey

An view of the Antakya Sarcophagus from the 3rd century BC, under protection in Hatay Archaeology Museum, during the reinforcement work in Hatay, Turkey, on January 23, 2024, on year after deadly quake. The museum has a total exhibition area of 10,000 square meters, including 3,500 square meters of mosaics, and is known for its extensive collection of archaeological artifacts. Hatay Archeology Museum, one of the museums where the world's largest mosaic collection of the Roman and Byzantine Era. There are also many artifacts from the Paleolithic, Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Hittite, Hellenistic, Eastern Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman periods in the museum. Photo by Ugur Yildirim/Demiroren Visual Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Mourns Tens Of Thousands Dead - Antakya

People started to protest the politicians and ministers when they came to the commoderation ceremony the moment they arrive ceremony turned into a protest. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Mourns Tens Of Thousands Dead - Antakya

People started to protest the politicians and ministers when they came to the commoderation ceremony the moment they arrive ceremony turned into a protest. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Mourns Tens Of Thousands Dead - Antakya

People march with torches and cloves for the people who lost their lives in the earthquake. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Mourns Tens Of Thousands Dead - Antakya

People march with torches and cloves for the people who lost their lives in the earthquake. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Mourns Tens Of Thousands Dead - Antakya

People march with torches and cloves for the people who lost their lives in the earthquake. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Mourns Tens Of Thousands Dead - Antakya

People started to protest the politicians and ministers when they came to the commoderation ceremony the moment they arrive ceremony turned into a protest. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Mourns Tens Of Thousands Dead - Antakya

A man carries olives for commoderation ceremony for the people who lost their lives in the earthquake. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey Mourns Tens Of Thousands Dead - Antakya

People march with torches and cloves for the people who lost their lives in the earthquake. On February 6, 2024, marking the one-year anniversary of the February 2023 earthquake, the catastrophic event claimed the lives of over 53,500 individuals in Turkey and nearly 6,000 in Syria. This disaster stands as the deadliest in the region in many centuries. Photo by Murat Kocabas/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM