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Iona Young

Edinburgh family distraught as relatives left homeless or killed in Turkey quake

An Edinburgh family are distraught after finding out several relatives have been left homeless or killed after Turkey was struck by a number of earthquakes leaving thousands dead.

Fatma Isik, 41, came to Edinburgh from Elbistan, Turkey 18 years ago and now lives in Granton with her husband Murat, 46, and two sons Jiyan, 10 and Sidar, 16 who attend local schools in the area.

On Monday, February, 20, a 6.4 magnitude tremor struck the city of Antakya near the border with Syria, where massive earthquakes devastated both countries on 6 February.

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