From our special correspondent in Gaziantep – Four days on from the catastrophic earthquake that killed more than 22,000 people in southern Turkey and Syria, funerals for the victims are taking place in the ravaged city of Gaziantep. The loss of life is such that one ceremony closely follows another.
In the courtyard of the Bahaeddin Nakiboglu mosque in the southern Turkish city of Gaziantep, men stood in a long row facing six coffins, some made of green metal, some made of wood. The coffins were lined up perfectly on a pristine white marble altar.
