Tunisian singer holds benefit concert for quake victims in Türkiye, Syria

TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian singer Lotfi Bouchnak held a benefit concert for the victims of the deadly earthquakes that jolted Türkiye and Syria on Feb. 6.

Bouchnak performed late Tuesday at the Tunisian Culture Palace in a concert attended by Tunisian Culture Minister Hayat Guettat, Minister of Social Affairs Malek Zahi, Turkish Ambassador to Tunisia Caglar Fahri Cakiralp, and a number of foreign diplomats.

This concert came as part of a wave of solidarity from Tunisia with the quake victims in Türkiye, including relief planes from the Defense Ministry and the Red Crescent.

Tunisia sent a 41-strong rescue team and more than 60 tons of humanitarian aid supplies to Türkiye and Syria following the quakes.

Türkiye continues to deal with the aftermath of the devastating Feb. 6 quakes that have claimed more than 45,000 lives in the country's southern region.

The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 quakes, centered in Kahramanmaras, have impacted some 13.5 million people across 11 provinces.

Over 10,200 aftershocks have been reported since the deadly twin tremors, according to the disaster management agency AFAD.

* Writing by Mahmoud Barakat in Ankara