Feature: One year on, Turkish quake survivors hard to say goodbye to life in "floating cities"


  • World
  • Wednesday, 14 Feb 2024

HATAY/ISKENDERUN, Türkiye, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- Ikbal Topuksakal's husband recently celebrated his 90th birthday at the "floating city" of Suheyla Sultan ship docked in Türkiye's quake-hit Hatay province.

The old couple moved to the vessel in April 2023 after their apartment building was severely damaged in the massive earthquakes wreaking havoc in southern Türkiye on Feb. 6 last year.

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