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Reuters
Reuters
Environment
By Bulent Usta

Turkish mother tries to survive for her children in earthquake-hit Hatay

Parlakgun family return to their tent with mother Tulay pushing baby Salih in a shopping trolly through the destroyed streets in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Hatay, Turkey February 14, 2023. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Turkish mother-of-three Tulay Parlakgun pushes her son Salih in a shopping trolley lined with blankets past collapsed buildings to a tent where they are sheltering, trying to lift her children's spirits following last week's earthquake.

"He likes the shopping trolley. It's kind of a baby carriage. We are trying to get by like this," she said as she stroked 3-year old Salih and hugged her older son.

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