Earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.7 and 7.6, the epicenter of which is Kahramanmaraş, but affecting 10 provinces, caused great destruction and loss of life. The whole world, including Turkey, is crying over this disaster and the bitter news. While many countries conveyed their messages of support to Turkey, they decided to send search and rescue teams to Turkey for help. In Greece for Turkey, search and rescue specialists affiliated to the Greek Special Disaster Response Unit (EMAK) mobilized a team of 21 firefighters, 2 doctors, 3 emergency medical personnel, and 2 search and rescue dogs. EMAK President Dimitris Rupas said, “We are going to do our best. We will work in the same way in the neighboring country as we would have worked in (such an earthquake) in our own country. Our job is to save as many people as possible.” he said. Finally, a news from Greece, which shares Turkey’s pain, touched the hearts. Here are the details…
THE SONG ‘I TELL THE WORLD THAT I LOVED YOU’ WITH PICTURES FROM TURKEY ON GREEK TELEVISION
Those who turned on their televisions in Greece in the morning were saddened by the images that came to the screen. Greek state television ERT opened the morning news with images of the wreckage from Turkey and Kazım Koyuncu’s unforgettable song “I told the world that I love you”.
Those images on the screen led to emotional moments.
“WE ARE ALL TURKISH” CARTOON IN THE GREEK NEWSPAPER
Kathimerini, one of the leading newspapers in Greece, included the expression “We are all Turks”, emphasizing that they stand by the Turkish people in the cartoon published about the earthquake that destroyed 10 provinces of Turkey and killed thousands of citizens. The cartoon depicts a graffiti writing “We are all Turks” in Greek on the wall.
