Turkey marked the third anniversary of the February 6, 2023 earthquakes on Friday, with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and pro-government media presenting the rebuilding effort as a fulfilled promise, while survivors say squalid living conditions in the region persist. The magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 earthquakes struck 11 provinces in southern and southeastern Turkey on February … Continue reading Survivors still in dire straits after Turkey’s 2023 earthquakes as Erdoğan gov’t touts successful recovery