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A look at events surrounding the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria a year ago

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ISTANBUL (AP) — A year ago, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, causing widespread destruction and the loss of over 59,000 lives. A massive rebuilding effort is still trudging along a year later but many questions remain about the future of the devas…

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  1. PBS NewsHour

    A year after deadly earthquake, conflicts and shrinking aid compound misery for Syrians (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    In the year since a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria, killing more than 59,000 people, the situation in Syria has only become more grim for those who survived. An initial outpouring of assistance from the outside world quickly subsided as international attention turned to…

  2. Al Jazeera

    A year on from Turkey’s earthquake disaster, the trauma haunts survivors (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Thousands of lives changed forever when powerful quakes hit Turkey and Syria last year, and mental scars remain.

  3. Green Field Reporter

    A look at events surrounding the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria a year ago - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    ISTANBUL (AP) — A year ago, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, causing widespread destruction and the loss of over 59,000 lives. A massive rebuilding effort is still trudging along a year later but many questions remain about the future of the devas…

  4. The Republic

    A look at events surrounding the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria a year ago (opens The Republic)

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    ISTANBUL (AP) — A year ago, a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, causing widespread destruction and the loss of over 59,000 lives. A massive rebuilding effort is still trudging along a year later but many questions remain about the future of the devas…

  5. The Conversation US

    Turkey earthquakes one year on: the devastation has exposed deep societal scars and women are bearing the brunt (opens The Conversation US)

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    It has been one year since Turkey’s deadly earthquakes – the road ahead remains daunting.

  6. Al-Monitor

    Turkey marks anniversary of deadliest earthquakes in its modern history (opens Al-Monitor)

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    A year on, survivors of Turkey’s massive twin earthquakes gathered across the impact zone encompassing 11 provinces to commemorate their loved ones.

  7. The World from PRX

    In Turkey, survivors mark one-year anniversary of devastating earthquakes (opens The World from PRX)

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    An early morning commemoration for the anniversary of earthquake victims turned into a protest in the hardest-hit Turkish province of Hatay, as survivors look back on a year of grief. Also, the predominantly Alevi Kurdish town of Pazarcık and its surrounding villages were devastated during the Feb.

  8. Al-Monitor

    One year after earthquake, Turkey's ancient Antioch still devastated (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Scars of the quake that killed 53,000 people and displaced millions run deep, and the road to restoration is fraught with political bickering.

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