The Latest Breaking News from Adiyaman

The Firats survived Turkey’s earthquakes, here’s their life a year later

A year on from the devastating earthquakes in Turkey, Al Jazeera follows up with a displaced family in Adiyaman.

Al Jazeera · Feb 6, 2024

More than 6 months after Turkey's quake, people who lost homes still await new ones

The Feb. 6 earthquake and its aftershocks left nearly 3 million displaced and in need of shelter. In the hard-hit city of Adiyaman, families wait for promises of new homes to be fulfilled.

WEKU · Aug 30, 2023

Turkey gifts Mexico adorable pup after a rescue dog was lost on quake duty

Mexico's army welcomed a new search puppy on Wednesday, gifted from Turkey following the death in the line of duty of a Mexican rescue dog who had been helping to find survivors of February's massive earthquake near the Syrian border.

Reuters · May 3, 2023

Turkish Earthquake Survivors Reconsider Election Loyalty to Erdogan

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could have relied on strong voter backing from Cigdemtepe and other villages and towns across southeast Türkiye in the past, but a huge earthquake and a slow rescue response has made once loyal support more uncertain. There are signs his AK Party (AKP) is increasingly…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 8, 2023

Turkish President asks for forgiveness over earthquake rescue delays

In a bid to quell rising anger over the handling of last month's deadly earthquakes, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan this week paid a visit to the south-eastern city of Adiyaman. He apologised and pledged a massive housing reconstruction project for survivors.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 5, 2023

'My family in Turkey have lost everything... but they are alive and that's all that matters'

Tekin Akdulum flew out to his home country of Turkey after his family were caught up in the devastating earthquake

Manchester Evening News · Feb 18, 2023

‘No doctors, no clinics near them’: French and Turkish medics visit Turkey’s rural areas

Turkey's hospitals are full of patients injured in the earthquakes, and many of the millions left homeless in the cities have left for rural areas to find refuge with relatives, making it harder for sick people to find medical assistance. A group of Turkish and French paramedics has been travelling…

France 24 · Feb 18, 2023

Turkish teen filmed 'last moments' from quake-hit apartment

When the earthquake hit Adiyaman, in southern Turkey, Taha Erdem was buried under tons of debris

The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2023

Turkey earthquake: In hard-hit Adiyaman, no peace for survivors

Residents in southeastern Turkish city reel from earthquakes that killed thousands and caused widespread devastation.

Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2023

International rescue teams in Turkey work under watchful eyes of families

In the southeastern Turkish city of Adiyaman, international rescue teams are still searching for survivors, or trying to recover bodies, as worried families watch more than a week after the devastating earthquake killed nearly 40,000 people in Turkey and Syria.

France 24 · Feb 15, 2023