2023 Turkey-Syria earthquake

FILE - A woman sits on the rubble as emergency rescue teams search for people under the remains of destroyed buildings in Nurdagi town on the outskirts of Osmaniye city southern Turkey, Feb. 7, 2023. A year after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, a massive rebuilding effort is still trudging along. The quake caused widespread destruction and the loss of over 59,000 lives. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)

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

A year after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria, a massive rebuilding effort is still trudging along.
February 6, 2024
Khalil Al-Sawadi holds a one-year-old Afraa al-Sudani at his home in Jinderis, Syria, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024. Afraa was pulled alive from the rubble of her family's house in the town of Jinderis in northern Syria, still attached by an umbilical cord to her dead mother on February 6, 2023, after a devastating earthquake hit Turkey and Syria. Afraa is the only surviving member of her immediate family. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

A year after Syria’s deadly earthquake, orphaned children adjust to the loss bit by bit

February 6, 2024
People pass by the house destroyed in the February 2023 earthquake in Jinderis, Syria, on Jan. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Shrinking international aid and enduring conflict compound earthquake misery for Syrians one year on

February 4, 2024
Sevda Kose, 22, center, stands on the ground where an eight-story apartment building that was home to her brother, his wife and their six-month old baby once stood in Antakya, southern Turkey, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. Kose’s relatives are still missing a year after the powerful Feb. 6, 2023 earthquake struck, reducing homes to rubble. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

A Turkish family is still afraid to go home one year after deadly earthquake

February 1, 2024
Relatives of the members of a school volleyball team killed in last year's earthquake gather outside the justice court during a trial in Adiyaman, southeastern Turkey, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. Parents of the members of a school volleyball team that perished when their hotel crumbled in last year's powerful earthquake testified in the trial against the hotel's owner on Thursday, describing how hopes of finding their loved ones alive quickly turned to despair. (Dia Images via AP)

Parents of Cyprus school volleyball team players killed in Turkish quake testify against hotel owner

January 4, 2024

Turkey mourns tens of thousands killed on first anniversary of catastrophic earthquake

Millions of people across Turkey mourned the loss of more than 53,000 loved ones in the country’s devastating earthquake a year ago. (Feb. 6) (AP Video: Mucahit Ceylan)
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FILE - A cursor moves over Google's search engine page, in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 28, 2018. Your Google search history for 2023 has arrived. Well, actually, the world's. On Monday, Dec. 11, 2023, the California-based tech giant released its “Year in Search,” a roundup of 2023’s top global queries, ranging from unforgettable pop culture moments (hello, Barbenheimer), to the loss of beloved figures and tragic news carrying worldwide repercussions. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)

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December 11, 2023

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shakes northwest Turkey. No damage or injuries reported

December 4, 2023
A victim is carried away by rescue workers in Talat N'yakoub, Morocco, Monday Sept. 11, 2023. More than 2,000 people were killed, and the toll was expected to rise as rescuers struggled to reach hard-hit remote areas after a powerful earthquake struck Morocco. (Fernando Sanchez/Europa Press via AP)

Rescue teams are frustrated that Morocco did not accept more international help after earthquake

September 12, 2023

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits southern Turkey wounding at least 23 people and damaging buildings

August 10, 2023
This is a locator map for Syria with its capital, Damascus. (AP Photo)

Agreement to reopen crossing to Syria’s northwest will safeguard independent UN operations, UN says

August 10, 2023
FILE - Trucks loaded with United Nations humanitarian aid for Syria following a devastating earthquake are parked at Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, in Syria's Idlib province, on Feb. 10, 2023. On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, the U.N. Security Council failed to renew the Bab al-Hawa border crossing into opposition-held northwestern Syria from Turkey. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

The UN announces that a deal has been reached with Syria to reopen border crossing from Turkey

August 9, 2023
The remains of buildings destroyed during the earthquake are pictured in Antakya, southeastern Turkey Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. Six months ago today, a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Kahramanmaras and 10 other provinces in southern Turkey on the morning of February 6th. Over 50,000 people died, and hundreds of thousands were left homeless, sheltering in tents and other temporary accommodation. (Halil Kahraman/dia images via AP)

6 months after a devastating earthquake, Turkey’s preparedness is still uncertain

August 7, 2023
Khalil al-Sawadi plays with his adopted daughter Afraa in Jinderis, Syria, on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. Afraa was born under the rubble of her family home, destroyed by the deadly earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria six months ago, killing her parents and siblings. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syrian baby born under earthquake rubble turns 6 months, happily surrounded by her adopted family

August 6, 2023
David Miliband, the President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, July 25, 2023. An impasse at the United Nations Security Council delaying opposition-held northwestern Syria is putting the lives of millions in "danger", the president of the International Rescue Committee said. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Aid group official warns that impasse at the UN on border crossing puts 4.1 million Syrians at risk

July 28, 2023
FILE - Trucks loaded with United Nations humanitarian aid for Syria following a devastating earthquake are parked at Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, in Syria's Idlib province, on Feb. 10, 2023. On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, the U.N. Security Council failed to renew the Bab al-Hawa border crossing into opposition-held northwestern Syria from Turkey. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

US and major donors demand independent UN aid operation in Syria’s rebel-held northwest

July 25, 2023
FILE - Trucks loaded with United Nations humanitarian aid for Syria following a devastating earthquake are parked at Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, in Syria's Idlib province, on Feb. 10, 2023. On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, the U.N. Security Council failed to renew the Bab al-Hawa border crossing into opposition-held northwestern Syria from Turkey. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

Medical and aid groups in northwest Syria fear worse conditions if aid flow from Turkey stops

July 13, 2023
FILE - Trucks loaded with United Nations humanitarian aid for Syria following a devastating earthquake are parked at Bab al-Hawa border crossing with Turkey, in Syria's Idlib province, on Feb. 10, 2023. A convoy carrying United Nations aid entered opposition-held Idlib from government-held Syria Friday, June 23, 2023, the first such shipment to cross battle lines since a deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey and Syria in February. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

UN aid enters Syrian rebel enclave from government territory in first such crossing since earthquake

June 23, 2023
A child is hoisted up as participants take part in the Piu Sik Parade at the Bun Festival in Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong, Friday, May 26, 2023. (AP Photo/Louise Delmotte)

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May 27, 2023
People are reflected in a poster election campaign of Turkish President and People's Alliance's presidential candidate Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, May 2, 2023. Turkey's May 14 presidential election could be the toughest challenge yet in the two-decade rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. It comes amid a devastating earthquake and soaring inflation — problems that Turkey faced as Erdogan was in the early stages of his political career more than two decades ago. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Turkey’s Erdogan faces tough election amid quake, inflation

May 5, 2023
A UN convoy arrives at a camp in Idlib province, Syria, Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Three months after a massive earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, living conditions remain dire in Syria's rebel-held northwest. Three U.N. officials who visited Syria's Idlib province on Wednesday said some progress has been made but still more needs to be done to help the population in the rebel-held northwest that is home to some 4 million people. (AP Photo/Omar Albam)

Aid officials say Syria conditions dire, months after quake

May 3, 2023
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri, attends a regional consultative meeting held in Amman, Jordan , Monday, May 1, 2023. Regional leaders are meeting in Jordan to discuss Syria's return to the Arab fold and a Jordanian proposal to reach a "political solution" to the Syrian conflict. The talks, attended by the top diplomats of Jordan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Egypt, kicked off Monday with a meeting between Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)

Jordan FM: Regional talks with Syria step toward solution

May 1, 2023

Syria, Tunisia move to restore their diplomatic relations

April 18, 2023
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center, speaks with Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, left, and Sweden's Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, right, during an International Donor's Conference for Turkey and Syria at the Charlemagne building in Brussels on Monday, March 20, 2023. The European Union and its international partners gathered Monday in Brussels to raise money for Turkey and Syria in the aftermath of the earthquake that devastated parts of both countries last month. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)

Donors pledge $7.5 billion for Turkey, Syria after quake

March 20, 2023
FILE - Cabins line the World Cup fan village on Nov. 10, 2022, in Doha, Qatar. Qatar has sent 4,000 cabins built to house fans at last year's World Cup to earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria, authorities said Monday, March 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Hussein Sayed, File)

Qatar: 4,000 World Cup huts sent to quake-hit Turkey, Syria

March 20, 2023
People are rescued during floods after heavy rains in Sanliurfa, Turkey, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Floods caused by torrential rains hit two provinces that were devastated by last month's earthquake, killing at least 10 people and increasing the misery for thousands who were left homeless, officials and media reports said Wednesday. At least five other people were reported missing. (Hakan Akgun/DIA via AP)

Flood deaths in Turkey’s earthquake-stricken area rise to 16

March 16, 2023
People are rescued during floods after heavy rains in Sanliurfa, Turkey, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Floods caused by torrential rains hit two provinces that were devastated by last month's earthquake, killing at least 10 people and increasing the misery for thousands who were left homeless, officials and media reports said Wednesday. At least five other people were reported missing. (Hakan Akgun/DIA via AP)

Floods kill 14 in Turkish earthquake-battered provinces

March 15, 2023
FILE - Civil defense workers and residents search through the rubble of collapsed buildings in the town of Harem near the Turkish border, Idlib province, Syria, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed, File)

Analysis: Syria rebuilding hopes dim as war enters year 13

March 15, 2023
Brazilian Paulo Pinheiro, centre, Chairperson of the Commission of Inquiry on Syria, sitting between commission members Hanny Megally of Egypt, left, and Lynn Welchman of Britian, right, talks to the media during a press conference before presenting the last report by the commission on the human rights situation in Syria at the 52nd session of the Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, March 13, 2023. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

UN inquiry commission: Quake aid was slow to reach Syria

March 13, 2023
Geir O. Pedersen, UN Special Envoy for Syria, speaks about the update on the situation regarding Syria, during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Wednesday, March 08, 2023. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

UN envoy calls for renewed Syrian political talks post-quake

March 8, 2023
FILE - Members of a family keep warm next to a fire as they follow a rescue team searching for their relatives among destroyed building in Antakya, southern Turkey, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. One month after a powerful quake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, hundreds of thousands of people continue to have "extensive humanitarian needs," including shelter and sanitation, a United Nations official said Monday, March 6, 2023. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)

A month after quake, survivors need shelter, sanitation

March 6, 2023
Palestinians clash with Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Nablus, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023. Israeli troops moved into the city, setting off fighting that killed several Palestinians, including a 72-year-old man, Palestinian health officials said. The Israeli military gave few details about its operation in the northern city, which is known as a militant stronghold, and the army frequently operates there. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed)

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March 5, 2023

World Bank: Quake caused damage worth $5.1 billion in Syria

March 3, 2023
UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell s visits a temporary school in Aleppo, Syria, Wednesday, March 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

UN scrambles to reunite families after Turkey-Syria quake

March 1, 2023
FILE - People warm themselves next to a collapsed building in Malatya, Turkey, on Feb. 7, 2023. A magnitude 5.6 earthquake shook southern Turkey on Monday Feb. 27, 2023 three weeks after a catastrophic temblor devastated the region, causing some already damaged buildings to collapse and killing at least one person, the country's disaster management agency, AFAD, said. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File)

Turkey intends to hold elections on May 14 despite quake

March 1, 2023
People stans by a building destroyed in recent earthquake in Aleppo, Syria, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki)

UN says at least 50,000 killed in Turkey and Syria quakes

February 28, 2023
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