Fear and waiting among Turkish Dutch nationals following earthquakes
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- 09 Feb 2023
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As the death toll following Monday’s earthquakes in Turkey and Syria tops 11,000, watching news of the devastation has been a painful waiting game for many of the Netherlands’ 430,000-strong Turkish community. ‘I’m safe, so I don’t have worries,’ says 19-year-old Muhammed Guren. ‘But it’s heartbreaking. It’s my home county. I can’t do anything to help except donate money. I feel sad and helpless. I’m watching Instagram, YouTube, Twitter and Facebook all day long. All you see is the earthquake.’ Guren’s family on his mother’s side live in Izmir in the west of the country so were spared the worst of the devastation. But his sister-in-law is from the central city of Kayseri, hard-hit by the earthquakes. ‘Her family felt the earthquake badly. They’re okay, but their apartment has been destroyed,’ says Guren. They are currently staying with an aunt. Read More…
