'No forgetting': Turks lament reconstruction delays two years after deadly earthquake

Two years after the deadliest and most destructive earthquake in modern Turkish history, hundreds of thousands of people remain displaced, with many still living in temporary housing, as rebuilding efforts lag behind initial targets. Residents of Antakya, the city hardest hit, gathered at 4:17 am (0117 GMT) on Thursday with laurel branches and torches to mark when the 7.8-magnitude tremor struck on 6 February, 2023. “No forgetting, no forgiving, no reconciliation,” they chanted. The quake and its aftershocks rattled 11 Turkish provinces in the south east and parts of northern Syria, killing more than 55,000 people and injuring more than 107,000. It reduced entire towns to rubble, including homes, hospitals and historical landmarks, especially in Hatay province, where Antakya is […]