Diary

ANKARA (AA) – Here are the main topics Anadolu’s English Desk plans to cover on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TÜRKİYE

KAHRAMANMARAS – Following rescue and relief efforts after twin powerful earthquakes hit southern Türkiye, also affecting Syria, other countries.

HATAY – Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to meet with Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias in quake-hit southern province of Hatay.

GERMANY

BERLIN – Voters to go to polls in German capital after court annulled contested 2021 state, municipal elections.

SPORTS

EUROPE – Following games in 5 major football leagues in Europe.

CALIFORNIA – Kansas City Chiefs to face Philadelphia Eagles in National Football League’s 57th Super Bowl.

SPECIAL REPORT

‘Ssh!’ Stoic silence, safety check ‘critical’ in pulling out survivors during post-quake operations in Türkiye

By Riyaz ul Khaliq and Omer Sercan Karkus

KAHRAMANMARAS, Türkiye (AA) – Following protocols including silence, safety check and risk assessment is a critical part of post-earthquake operations in Türkiye.

SPECIAL REPORT

French search and rescue experts lend hand in Türkiye’s quake-hit southern region

By Sibel Morrow

KAHRAMANMARAS, Türkiye (AA) – Since Monday when southern Türkiye was hit by back-to-back earthquakes, numerous foreign volunteers have flown into the country to help ongoing search and rescue efforts.

SPECIAL REPORT

American ‘eniste’ joins US efforts to help quake-hit Turkish victims

By Servet Gunerigok

WASHINGTON (AA) – Volunteers are working tirelessly to sort and box donations pouring in for victims of earthquakes in Türkiye as relief efforts have continued at the Turkish Embassy in Washington, D.C. for the past week.

SPECIAL REPORT

Kashmir gears for relief efforts for quake victims in Türkiye, Syria

By Nusrat Sidiq

SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – The people of Indian-administered Kashmir both at individual and organizational levels are gearing for relief efforts for the victims of the deadly quakes in Türkiye and Syria earlier this week that killed over 28,000 people.

SPECIAL REPORT

Earthquakes in Türkiye: Rare in terms of impact on large geography

By Iftikhar Gilani

ANKARA (AA) – Having covered three earthquake disasters in the past 30 years as a reporter, starting with the 1993 Latur earthquake in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, the 2001 Bhuj earthquake in nearby Gujarat, and the 2005 Kashmir earthquake, the Feb. 6 quake in Türkiye is absolutely unprecedented in terms of its impact on a vast area.