President Erdoğan visits earthquake children at the hospital
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and his wife Emine Erdoğan visited the injured children who survived the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine Cebeci Research and Application Hospital, where they were treated.
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- Published Date: 04:20 | 22 February 2023
- Modified Date: 06:16 | 22 February 2023
Visiting 17-year-old Aleyna Ölmez, who was rescued from the debris in Kahramanmaraş in the 248th hour of the earthquake, 16-year-old Hülyasu Kısa and 8-year-old Feyza Nur Yakar, who were brought from Hatay, 7-year-old Miraç Eren Döner and 10-year-old Ayça Çepni, who were brought from Kahramanmaraş, and 9-year-old Zeynep Küçükler brought from Şanlıurfa, President Erdoğan talked to the doctors and Ankara University Rector Prof. Dr. Necdet Ünüvar, receiving information about their situation.
"Our only consolation is to see that our children are in good health, whose treatment continues at Ankara University Cebeci Hospital and Etlik City Hospital," the first lady said on Twitter, sharing photos from the hospital visit.
"I sincerely believe that we will overcome the difficulties together with the strength of unity," she added.
At least 42,310 people were killed by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern Türkiye on Feb. 6. Tens of thousands of others were injured.