Anger as Türkiye commemorates the anniversary of the devastating earthquake Türkiye and Syria earthquake news

One year after the disaster, mourning is mixed with frustration over the authorities' response.

Crowds gathered across Turkey to mark the first anniversary of the earthquake that devastated the country, with many people expressing anger at the authorities' response to the disaster.

In Antakya, the capital of Hatay province, the worst-hit of the 11 southern provinces hit by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake on February 6, 2023, crowds clashed with police, demanded the resignation of city mayor Lutfi Savas, and booed Health Minister Fahrettin Koca.

The earthquake and its aftershocks destroyed towns and cities and killed more than 50,000 people in Turkey and 5,900 people in Syria. Local residents say the authorities' delayed response led to many being left to die, trapped for days under the rubble, in the bitter cold.

People chanted, “Does anyone hear me?” – The echoing voices of those who lost their lives while waiting for help.

“We will not forget, we will not forgive,” the crowd declared.

After a minute of silence at 4:17 a.m. to commemorate the earthquake, carnations were thrown into the river.

People gather to mark the first anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake that struck the country, in the city of Antakya, southern Turkey, on February 6, 2024. A sign read: “Can anyone hear my voice?” [Metin Yoksu/AP Photo]
“Disaster of the century”

The government organized a series of events across the country to commemorate the anniversary.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a post on X that the pain is still fresh.

“The unity of the century has been demonstrated in the face of the disaster of the century,” he said.

The pain of the lives we lost in the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes that we witnessed a year ago still burns our hearts as it did on the first day.

May God have mercy on all those whose lives we lost, numbering 53,537 people, and my deepest condolences to their families and our nation.… pic.twitter.com/19AufD6qMt

— Recep Tayyip Erdogan (@RTErdogan) February 6, 2024

While touring the earthquake zone, he planned to visit Kahramanmaraş, to determine the epicenter, to inspect the work being done to rebuild the city and rehouse the thousands who remained in tents and prefabricated containers.

He will also participate in handing over completed homes to survivors who are among the millions displaced by the disaster.

People whose homes were destroyed during the earthquake live in tents in Antakya, southern Turkey, January 12, 2024. [Khalil Hamra/AP Photo]

Schools were closed for the day in many provinces affected by the earthquake.

However, the authorities were also prepared to be angry. In Malatya Province, the governor banned any marches or other public performances outside officially authorized events for three days.

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