Antique shop owner's defiance brings hope to Turkish quake zone


By AGENCY

Sincan poses in front of his antique shop in the historic part of Antakya, Turkey. Photo: AFP

The sounds of music waft in from the antique shop, where Turkish flags hang defiantly, bringing hope to the earthquake-ravaged city of Antakya as it mourns its dead.

The fabled city, historically known as Antioch, and tucked between the Mediterranean Sea and Turkey's border with Syria, bore the brunt of a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on February 6 that killed more than 50,000 people.

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