Two years on, many in Turkey have yet to get back on their feet.

Survivors marked the exact moment when a devastating earthquake struck in 2023. They expressed anguish at the loss of some 53,000 compatriots, but also anger at greedy investors and unscrupulous politicians.

Vakifli has faced many calamities over the years and they were compounded by the devastating earthquakes of 2023

Two years on from a devastating earthquake that shattered Turkey's southern region, nearly half a million people remain in temporary “container cities.”

Thousands of survivors held torchlit vigils across southern Turkey at 4:17 a.m. Thursday, expressing pain and anger as they marked the exact moment two years ago when a devastating earthquake struck that led to the deaths of over 53,

Thousands of survivors held torchlit vigils across southern Turkey at 4:17 am Thursday, expressing pain and anger as they marked the exact moment two years ago when a devastating earthquake