Destroyed buildings in Antakya, south-eastern Turkey. AP
Destroyed buildings in Antakya, south-eastern Turkey. AP
Destroyed buildings in Antakya, south-eastern Turkey. AP
Destroyed buildings in Antakya, south-eastern Turkey. AP

Antakya, the Syrian refugee haven worst-hit by the earthquake in Turkey


Nada Maucourant Atallah
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Follow the latest news on the earthquake in Turkey and Syria

The road from Gaziantep leading to Antakya, one of the areas in Turkey most devastated by the powerful earthquake that struck on Monday, is dotted with emergency camps for displaced people, and collapsed buildings.

It was not spared damage but the motorway to the destroyed city is busy as a stream of vehicles, slowly making their way to help survivors and bring supplies.

It usually takes two and a half hours to reach Antakya city. The trip now takes at least six hours.

“I left but I’m coming back now to bring some provisions”, one of the many drivers told The National, standing next to his car, which was stuck in the middle of a long queue.

Traffic is so heavy that police have been stopping cars to ease the congestion in Antakya.

“You’re going to Antakya as well? There is nothing left of the city,” he added as a warning.

On the road, the extent of the damage is jarring. In some places the ground suddenly opens like a wound; crashed cars are left untouched as if time froze.

Hatay devastated

The earthquake and its aftershocks hit Turkey’s Hatay province the hardest, particularly the provincial capital, Antakya, where more than 1,000 buildings are reported to have collapsed.

Survivors in the city, which was home to almost 400,000 people, say more than half the buildings were reduced to rubble.

Miners wait as heavy machinery removes a section of a damaged building to allow rescuers to search for survivors in Antakya. AFP
Miners wait as heavy machinery removes a section of a damaged building to allow rescuers to search for survivors in Antakya. AFP

Along the motorway, the sights offer painful reminders of Monday's tragedy ― a mosque with a missing minaret, a house leaning dangerously.

Emergency shelters — rows of white tents — and makeshift dwellings along the road, reveal the scale of a disaster that has affected as many as 13 million people across the country,

Some small villages close to Antakya have not been as badly hit. But, cut off from electricity, water and food because the road was inaccessible, their residents have nonetheless been affected.

They feel overlooked.

“We don’t have anything left, water, bread electricity, everything is missing and we have barely received anything, not even a tent”, said Mustafa, who lives in a small village near Antakya.

“But Antakya is where the devastation is”, he added.

“The city is done” said a young girl from the same village, making a sweeping outward movement with her arm as if she was flattening a tablecloth.

It is unclear why Antakya has been so severely devastated by the earthquake. Media have reported “pulverised” neighbourhoods in other cities, but none so badly damaged as Antakya.

The scale of destruction is clearer when viewed from space, with satellite images showing many tower blocks reduced to rubble.

Turkey’s Cumhuriyet newspaper has pointed the finger at business developer Servet Altas, who is reported to have built many of the destroyed buildings.

As of Wednesday, 21,000 emergency personnel were working in Hatay province, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a visit to Kahramanmaras, the epicentre of the quake.

Mr Erdogan said the scenes of destruction in Antakya and Hatay were similar to those in Kahramanmaras.

“I saw the gravity of the situation [in Kahramanmaras] closely. And now the picture we are witnessing in Hatay is not much different.”

  • The brother of a survivor Gokhan Ugurlu, 35, who was pulled out of the rubble in Hatay, Turkey, reacts as a rescuer looks on. Reuters
    The brother of a survivor Gokhan Ugurlu, 35, who was pulled out of the rubble in Hatay, Turkey, reacts as a rescuer looks on. Reuters
  • A woman walks past flattened buildings in a street in Hatay province, Turkey. Reuters
    A woman walks past flattened buildings in a street in Hatay province, Turkey. Reuters
  • A member of the army stands amid rubble in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Reuters
    A member of the army stands amid rubble in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Reuters
  • A man reacts while sitting outside a tent of a temporary accommodation centre set up on a football pitch in Gaziantep, Turkey. Reuters
    A man reacts while sitting outside a tent of a temporary accommodation centre set up on a football pitch in Gaziantep, Turkey. Reuters
  • Earthquake survivors walk on a street in Hatay, Turkey. Reuters
    Earthquake survivors walk on a street in Hatay, Turkey. Reuters
  • A White Helmets volunteer holds a rescued cat in the rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria. Reuters
    A White Helmets volunteer holds a rescued cat in the rebel-held town of Jandaris, Syria. Reuters
  • A Syrian boy, who lost his family in the deadly earthquake, stands amid the rubble of his family home in Jindayris. AFP
    A Syrian boy, who lost his family in the deadly earthquake, stands amid the rubble of his family home in Jindayris. AFP
  • Rescuers sit by a bonfire in Hatay, Turkey. AFP
    Rescuers sit by a bonfire in Hatay, Turkey. AFP
  • A Turkish soldier walks among destroyed buildings in Hatay. AFP
    A Turkish soldier walks among destroyed buildings in Hatay. AFP
  • Relatives of Palestinian doctor Yusuf Darabeh, who died when the earthquake hit Turkey, comfort each other. AP Photo
    Relatives of Palestinian doctor Yusuf Darabeh, who died when the earthquake hit Turkey, comfort each other. AP Photo
  • People stand by a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey. AP Photo
    People stand by a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey. AP Photo
  • A child, injured in the earthquake, is treated at hospital in Bab Al Hawah, Syria. AP Photo
    A child, injured in the earthquake, is treated at hospital in Bab Al Hawah, Syria. AP Photo
  • Vehicles containing aid from Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) on the Iraqi side of the Iraq-Syria border. Reuters
    Vehicles containing aid from Hashid Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces) on the Iraqi side of the Iraq-Syria border. Reuters
  • Rescuers carry Muhammed Alkanaas, 12, to an ambulance after five days under the rubble in Antakya, Turkey. AP
    Rescuers carry Muhammed Alkanaas, 12, to an ambulance after five days under the rubble in Antakya, Turkey. AP
  • Romanian firefighters load a Turkey-bound train with emergency aid near Bucharest. AP
    Romanian firefighters load a Turkey-bound train with emergency aid near Bucharest. AP
  • Collapsed buildings in Jandaris, Syria. Reuters
    Collapsed buildings in Jandaris, Syria. Reuters
  • Abdulkerim Nano, 67, is rescued after five days under the rubble in in Kahramanmaras, Turkey
    Abdulkerim Nano, 67, is rescued after five days under the rubble in in Kahramanmaras, Turkey
  • A Turkish rescue worker checks a collapsed building in Adiyaman. AP
    A Turkish rescue worker checks a collapsed building in Adiyaman. AP
  • Rescuers in Adiyaman, Turkey. AP
    Rescuers in Adiyaman, Turkey. AP
  • A resident in front of his collapsed building in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras. AFP
    A resident in front of his collapsed building in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras. AFP
  • Syrian refugees shelter in a public market in the Islahiye district of Gaziantep, Turkey. AP
    Syrian refugees shelter in a public market in the Islahiye district of Gaziantep, Turkey. AP
  • A family wait for the bodies of their relatives to be recovered in Antakya, Turkey. AP
    A family wait for the bodies of their relatives to be recovered in Antakya, Turkey. AP
  • A woman plays with a sniffer dog in Antakya, Turkey. AP
    A woman plays with a sniffer dog in Antakya, Turkey. AP
  • Collapsed buildings in Antakya, Turkey. AP
    Collapsed buildings in Antakya, Turkey. AP
  • A Syrian woman takes care of her nephew Hasan Goayid, eight, in Islahiye district, Gaziantep. AP
    A Syrian woman takes care of her nephew Hasan Goayid, eight, in Islahiye district, Gaziantep. AP
  • A Syrian child in a tent in the Islahiye district. AP
    A Syrian child in a tent in the Islahiye district. AP
  • Collapsed buildings in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras. AFP
    Collapsed buildings in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras. AFP
  • Emirati rescuers sift through the rubble of a collapsed building in the regime-controlled town of Jableh, northwest of the Syrian capital. AFP
    Emirati rescuers sift through the rubble of a collapsed building in the regime-controlled town of Jableh, northwest of the Syrian capital. AFP
  • Volunteers at the Emirates Red Crescent 'Bridges of Goodness' campaign at the South Hall, Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo City. Leslie Pableo for The National
    Volunteers at the Emirates Red Crescent 'Bridges of Goodness' campaign at the South Hall, Dubai Exhibition Centre at Expo City. Leslie Pableo for The National
  • Martin Griffiths, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Co-ordinator, in Maras, Turkey. Reuters
    Martin Griffiths, UN Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Co-ordinator, in Maras, Turkey. Reuters
  • Rescuers give water to a dog after a rescue operation in Hatay, southern Turkey. AP
    Rescuers give water to a dog after a rescue operation in Hatay, southern Turkey. AP
  • A deadly earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on February 6. EPA
    A deadly earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria on February 6. EPA
  • Fissures from the earthquake have crumpled the highway near Islahiyeh in Southern Turkey. Matt Kynaston / The National
    Fissures from the earthquake have crumpled the highway near Islahiyeh in Southern Turkey. Matt Kynaston / The National
  • A Kurdish charity's aid convoy enters Syria through the Bab Al Salama crossing with Turkey, in the northern province of Aleppo. AFP
    A Kurdish charity's aid convoy enters Syria through the Bab Al Salama crossing with Turkey, in the northern province of Aleppo. AFP
  • A rescuer with a sniffer dog searches in a destroyed building in Antakya, southern Turkey. AFP
    A rescuer with a sniffer dog searches in a destroyed building in Antakya, southern Turkey. AFP
  • A makeshift camp erected in a stadium in the city of Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey. EPA
    A makeshift camp erected in a stadium in the city of Kahramanmaras, southern Turkey. EPA
  • A woman mourns Turkish Cypriot victims of the earthquake, during a funeral procession in the Turkish occupied area in north-east coastal city of Famagusta, Cyprus. AP
    A woman mourns Turkish Cypriot victims of the earthquake, during a funeral procession in the Turkish occupied area in north-east coastal city of Famagusta, Cyprus. AP
  • Rescuers carry survivor Rabia Ofkeli, 27, from the rubble in Hatay, southern Turkey. Reuters
    Rescuers carry survivor Rabia Ofkeli, 27, from the rubble in Hatay, southern Turkey. Reuters
  • Syrian President Bashar Al Assad visits Aleppo university hospital. Reuters
    Syrian President Bashar Al Assad visits Aleppo university hospital. Reuters
  • Members of the Swiss rescue team with a four-month-old girl, Abir, who was pulled out from the rubble in Antakya. AFP
    Members of the Swiss rescue team with a four-month-old girl, Abir, who was pulled out from the rubble in Antakya. AFP
  • Survivors at a hospital in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Reuters
    Survivors at a hospital in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Reuters
  • Members of the White Helmets during the fifth day of rescue operations in Jandaris, Syria. Reuters
    Members of the White Helmets during the fifth day of rescue operations in Jandaris, Syria. Reuters
  • Indonesian Muslims perform a prayer for the victims at Istiqlal grand mosque in Jakarta. EPA
    Indonesian Muslims perform a prayer for the victims at Istiqlal grand mosque in Jakarta. EPA
  • Emergency personnel conduct a rescue operation to save Melda, 16, from beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in Hatay, southern Turkey. AFP
    Emergency personnel conduct a rescue operation to save Melda, 16, from beneath the rubble of a collapsed building in Hatay, southern Turkey. AFP
  • The earthquake caused a railbed overpass to collapse in Nurdagi, Turkey. AFP
    The earthquake caused a railbed overpass to collapse in Nurdagi, Turkey. AFP
  • A framed picture on the cracked wall of a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, south-eastern Turkey. EPA
    A framed picture on the cracked wall of a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, south-eastern Turkey. EPA
  • A coastal area of Iskenderun, Turkey, was flooded after the quake. Reuters
    A coastal area of Iskenderun, Turkey, was flooded after the quake. Reuters
  • A sheet of paper lies among the rubble in Elbistan. AP
    A sheet of paper lies among the rubble in Elbistan. AP
  • Relief supplies destined for earthquake survivors in Turkey, at a warehouse in Schoenefeld, near Berlin, Germany. AP
    Relief supplies destined for earthquake survivors in Turkey, at a warehouse in Schoenefeld, near Berlin, Germany. AP
  • Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, three days after the earthquake struck. AFP
    Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of collapsed buildings in Kahramanmaras, three days after the earthquake struck. AFP
  • Rescuers with a child pulled out from under the rubble. Reuters
    Rescuers with a child pulled out from under the rubble. Reuters
  • Rescuers rest on top of rubble as an aircraft drops water over a fire at the port in the quake-stricken town of Iskenderun. Reuters
    Rescuers rest on top of rubble as an aircraft drops water over a fire at the port in the quake-stricken town of Iskenderun. Reuters
  • A rescue worker in Kahramanmaras, three days after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck south-east Turkey. AFP
    A rescue worker in Kahramanmaras, three days after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck south-east Turkey. AFP
  • People try to pull out a dog trapped beneath the rubble in Iskenderun, Turkey. Reuters
    People try to pull out a dog trapped beneath the rubble in Iskenderun, Turkey. Reuters
  • Lorries carrying humanitarian aid wait at Bab Al Hawa crossing on the Turkey-Syria border. Reuters
    Lorries carrying humanitarian aid wait at Bab Al Hawa crossing on the Turkey-Syria border. Reuters
  • Syrians warm up by a fire outside a makeshift tent near the rebel-held town of Jindayris in Syria. AFP
    Syrians warm up by a fire outside a makeshift tent near the rebel-held town of Jindayris in Syria. AFP
  • A dam on the Orontes river in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province collapsed after the quake, flooding the neighbourhood. AFP
    A dam on the Orontes river in Syria's rebel-held Idlib province collapsed after the quake, flooding the neighbourhood. AFP
  • The sails of the Sydney Opera House lit with a black ribbon in remembrance and mourning of the earthquake victims. Getty
    The sails of the Sydney Opera House lit with a black ribbon in remembrance and mourning of the earthquake victims. Getty
  • Smoke billows amid an expanse of collapsed and damaged buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Reuters
    Smoke billows amid an expanse of collapsed and damaged buildings in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Reuters
  • Dogs of the German International Search and Rescue team rest between operations in Kirikhan, Turkey. Reuters
    Dogs of the German International Search and Rescue team rest between operations in Kirikhan, Turkey. Reuters
  • White Helmets volunteers rescue a child trapped beneath the rubble in Jandaris, Syria. Reuters
    White Helmets volunteers rescue a child trapped beneath the rubble in Jandaris, Syria. Reuters
  • People gather to collect food and humanitarian aid in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, south-east Turkey. EPA
    People gather to collect food and humanitarian aid in the Elbistan district of Kahramanmaras, south-east Turkey. EPA
  • The statue of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, is surrounded by damaged buildings in Adiyaman province. AP
    The statue of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder of modern Turkey, is surrounded by damaged buildings in Adiyaman province. AP
  • A plane carrying humanitarian air sent for earthquake survivors lands in Damascus. Mahmoud Rida / The National
    A plane carrying humanitarian air sent for earthquake survivors lands in Damascus. Mahmoud Rida / The National
  • Motorway fractured by earthquake causes car crash near Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Matt Kynaston / The National
    Motorway fractured by earthquake causes car crash near Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Matt Kynaston / The National
  • A tent camp has been set up at a stadium in south-eastern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras to shelter families whose homes were destroyed in the quake. AFP
    A tent camp has been set up at a stadium in south-eastern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras to shelter families whose homes were destroyed in the quake. AFP
  • A displaced Syrian woman rests under a tree in a field on the outskirts of the rebel-held town of Jindayris. AFP
    A displaced Syrian woman rests under a tree in a field on the outskirts of the rebel-held town of Jindayris. AFP

Displaced residents and relatives searching for loved ones under the rubble say rescue teams have yet to arrive, with some appealing on social media for advice on how to operate cranes needed to lift the rubble.

Bodies were laid in rows, at a hospital car park in the city, as morgues reached capacity, another grim milestone in a tragedy that shows no sign of abating.

Monday's earthquake is now confirmed as deadlier than the 9.1 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan in the spring of 2011, killing over 18,000 people.

Additional reporting by Holly Johnston in Abu Dhabi.

Quick pearls of wisdom

Focus on gratitude: And do so deeply, he says. “Think of one to three things a day that you’re grateful for. It needs to be specific, too, don’t just say ‘air.’ Really think about it. If you’re grateful for, say, what your parents have done for you, that will motivate you to do more for the world.”

Know how to fight: Shetty married his wife, Radhi, three years ago (he met her in a meditation class before he went off and became a monk). He says they’ve had to learn to respect each other’s “fighting styles” – he’s a talk it-out-immediately person, while she needs space to think. “When you’re having an argument, remember, it’s not you against each other. It’s both of you against the problem. When you win, they lose. If you’re on a team you have to win together.” 

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Tank warfare

Lt Gen Erik Petersen, deputy chief of programs, US Army, has argued it took a “three decade holiday” on modernising tanks. 

“There clearly remains a significant armoured heavy ground manoeuvre threat in this world and maintaining a world class armoured force is absolutely vital,” the general said in London last week.

“We are developing next generation capabilities to compete with and deter adversaries to prevent opportunism or miscalculation, and, if necessary, defeat any foe decisively.”

Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.

Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.

Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.

“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.

Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.

From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.

Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.

BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.

Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.

Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.

“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.

“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.

“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”

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Public Service
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Breaking News Reporting
Staff of The Courier-Journal, Louisville, Ky.

Investigative Reporting
Brian M. Rosenthal of The New York Times

Explanatory Reporting
Staff of The Washington Post

Local Reporting  
Staff of The Baltimore Sun

National Reporting
T. Christian Miller, Megan Rose and Robert Faturechi of ProPublica

and    

Dominic Gates, Steve Miletich, Mike Baker and Lewis Kamb of The Seattle Times

International Reporting
Staff of The New York Times

Feature Writing
Ben Taub of The New Yorker

Commentary
Nikole Hannah-Jones of The New York Times

Criticism
Christopher Knight of the Los Angeles Times

Editorial Writing
Jeffery Gerritt of the Palestine (Tx.) Herald-Press

Editorial Cartooning
Barry Blitt, contributor, The New Yorker

Breaking News Photography
Photography Staff of Reuters

Feature Photography
Channi Anand, Mukhtar Khan and Dar Yasin of the Associated Press

Audio Reporting
Staff of This American Life with Molly O’Toole of the Los Angeles Times and Emily Green, freelancer, Vice News for “The Out Crowd”

LETTERS AND DRAMA

Fiction
"The Nickel Boys" by Colson Whitehead (Doubleday)

Drama
"A Strange Loop" by Michael R. Jackson

History
"Sweet Taste of Liberty: A True Story of Slavery and Restitution in America" by W. Caleb McDaniel (Oxford University Press)

Biography
"Sontag: Her Life and Work" by Benjamin Moser (Ecco/HarperCollins)

Poetry
"The Tradition" by Jericho Brown (Copper Canyon Press)

General Nonfiction
"The Undying: Pain, Vulnerability, Mortality, Medicine, Art, Time, Dreams, Data, Exhaustion, Cancer, and Care" by Anne Boyer (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

and

"The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America" by Greg Grandin (Metropolitan Books)

Music
"The Central Park Five" by Anthony Davis, premiered by Long Beach Opera on June 15, 2019

Special Citation
Ida B. Wells

 

Updated: February 10, 2023, 2:25 PM