Worried Aziz Behich was just relieved his friend had answered his phone after the earthquake in Turkey – even if he alarmingly told him it was like: “Death in front of your eyes.”
The Dundee United star spent a lot of his career in the disaster-hit country and like many was praying for friends after seeing the scale of the devastation on TV. The deadly earthquakes have accounted for more than 55,000 lives in Turkey and Syria, leaving millions homeless among the mounds of rubble. Ex-Newcastle star Christian Atsu was one of the victims.
Behich was concerned for his former team-mates having played for Turkish sides Bursaspor, Istanbul Basaksehir, Kayserispor and Girensunspor. Fredrik Gulbrandsen was in Adana – one of the many cities that were decimated. Behich had built up a close bond with the Norwegian striker during their time at Basaksehir. The Aussie full-back said: “I knew a few people who were caught up in the earthquake, I have two good friends who stay in the cities which were hit.
