Comments on the earthquake from international media organizations

As Turkey is rocked by powerful earthquakes, the epicenter of which is Kahramanmaraş, each passing minute becomes critically important for search and rescue efforts.

Events in the region, where the death toll unfortunately increases with each official statement, are also followed moment by moment by the international public and foreign media.

While international news agencies, newspapers and the media reported the events in written and visual form, the news of the international public occupied the front pages of headlines, newsletters and websites on the fourth day after the earthquake.

In the news signed by Laura Pitel, the representative of the Financial Times, one of the most respected newspapers in England, in Adıyaman, “Where is the aid?”. As Turkey fights the earthquake, families bury the dead themselves.” The article, which includes observations from the region, said: “In a country where there is a large and active government, many people were surprised and angry to see the sudden lack of state support.”

Speaking to the newspaper, a man named Ünal Boybey said that they pulled their relatives out of the rubble in Adıyaman and buried them in the family cemetery. “Normally, city officials used to do this, but now there are not enough staff and there are bodies everywhere,” the 63-year-old said. We have to do everything ourselves,” he said.

“Many buildings have been destroyed, thousands of people have died, and there is a shortage of food and shelter,” the article said. The state is having a hard time helping.” While the newspaper drew attention to the continued mobility in city centers and the density of ambulances, “in a country where there is a large and active state, many people were shocked and angry at its sudden disappearance. Angry citizens reacted to the governor of Adiyaman, saying ‘Where is the help?’ and ‘Adiyaman was left alone’. Later, when the transport minister arrived in the region, the angry crowd reacted.

Saying that President Erdoğan also drew attention to the slowness of first aid movements, a municipal worker from another city who spoke to the Financial Times said: “We waited in the back of the van with 10 bulldozers and equipment for 3 hours because they didn’t tell us what to do. How many lives could have been saved in those 3 hours? The local government is very weak and disorganized,” he commented.

In the news signed by Laura Pitel, it was stated that 67 percent of the votes were received from Adıyaman to Erdogan in the 2018 elections.

BLOOMBERG: THE ANGER OF THE TURKS TURNED ON ERDOĞAN

Bloomberg, one of the leading media organizations in the US, has also published a comprehensive analysis of the earthquake disaster in Turkey.

In the article, the headline “Turks angry at Erdogan due to late earthquake response and weak buildings” was used, while the expression “As the number of deaths increases, the reaction to the speed of aid increases.”

The news about events in the region said: “Earthquake victims and opposition parties are reacting to President Erdogan due to the country’s weak construction system and inability to intervene in one of the biggest natural disasters in the history of the country”.

In Bloomberg news, “critics say the government has fallen behind in sending cranes and heavy construction vehicles, missing a critical range for rescuing people. “While experts were concerned that there were tens of thousands of people under the rubble, this situation could increase the death toll,” the statement said.

In US media news, “Erdogan said there were problems responding to the earthquake, but the criticism goes back a long way, claiming that construction was not done according to the rules when the avalanche started. Although criticism was directed at Erdoğan, who was preparing for the May elections, aid and intervention in the earthquake zone suddenly became the main item on the agenda before the elections.