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'We're happy here': Antakya antique seller stays put despite quake

Almost all of Antakya's shops were closed and rows of buildings lay in heaps of rubble, but Mehmet Serkan Sincan, an antique trader who decided to stay put, laid out his wares on the street and played music for passersby - just as he did before the quake struck.

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Sincan said the historic building housing his store has been deemed safe by engineers, with the damage limited to plasterwork and a few non-load bearing walls. But there was also damage to thousands of antique items he has gathered over the years.