Turkish fiance grieves for bride that will never be


  • World
  • Thursday, 09 Feb 2023

Yunus Emre Kaya sits next to the body of his fiancee Gulcin in a sports hall where relatives are identifying their loved ones in the aftermath of a deadly earthquake in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, February 8, 2023. REUTERS/Issam Abdallah

KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey (Reuters) - Yunus Emre Kaya and his fiancee Gulcin were planning a life together before Monday's devastating earthquake shattered their dreams.

Two days later, Kaya said a final farewell to his fiancee, unzipping a black bodybag to identify her body in a sports hall where casualties from the disaster had been laid out. He gave her a last embrace.

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