Survivors From Türkiye’s February 6th Quakes Retell That Tragic Day

One year ago today, large parts of southern Türkiye suffered two catastrophic earthquakes. The tremors left deep scars on the region’s landscape, and psychological wounds that are only starting to heal. In this special edition of Strait Talk from Kahramanmaras, we visit the epi-centre of last year’s deadly earthquakes to hear from the people who experienced it first hand, and how they are coping, one year on. Guests: Fatma Meric Yilmaz President of Turkish Red Crescent Alper Kara First Responder at UMKE Cebrail Öztürk Chief Physician at Necip Fazil Hospital Reyhan Ağçam Associate Professor at Sütçü İmam University Berna Yüksek Şerbetçi Clinical Psychologist