Turkey mourned the victims of the Feb. 6, 2023 earthquakes that hit the southern part of the country, killing a total of 53,537 people and injuring more than 107,000 others.
Moment of silence and homage held to mourn victims of "Disaster of the Century" at 4.17 a.m. local time, when tremor struck.
The twin tremors hit 11 provinces, including Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Osmaniye, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, Gaziantep, Kilis, Adana, Malatya and Elazığ, 124 districts, and 6,929 villages and neighborhoods, covering an area of 120,000 square kilometers (over 46,000 square miles).
People across the country, including the earthquake-hit provinces, assembled for commemoration ceremonies, honoring the memory of those who perished in the disaster.
A moment of silence and homage was held to remember the victims of the "Disaster of the Century" at 4.17 a.m. local time (0117GMT), the moment the tremor struck.
In Antakya, people threw flowers in the Orontes River, known as the Asi River in Turkey, which flows through the city.
