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ANTAKYA, HATAY, TÜRKİYE - NOVEMBER 2023: A cat wanders through a demolished neighborhood in Antakya searching for traces of a familiar door and a courtyard it once took shelter in, in November 2023. Following the February 6, 2023 earthquakes, cranes have risen again in Antakya where earthquake-damaged homes have been cleared, and amid the new buildings stands the absence of the old life. (Photo by Mehmet Kılıç/LensOne)

The Neighborhood Collapsed, a Cat Remembers

ANTAKYA, HATAY, TÜRKİYE - NOVEMBER 2023: A cat wanders through a demolished neighborhood in Antakya searching for traces of a familiar door and a courtyard it once took shelter in, in November 2023. Following the February 6, 2023 earthquakes, cranes have risen again in Antakya where earthquake-damaged homes have been cleared, and amid the new buildings stands the absence of the old life. (Photo by Mehmet Kılıç/LensOne)

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Keywords

  • cat
  • earthquake
  • antakya
  • hatay
  • turkey
  • rubble
  • reconstruction
  • cranes
  • demolished neighborhood
  • february 6 earthquake
  • animals
  • loss
  • displacement

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  1. Taken in the fieldCapture date not recorded
  2. Filed to the deskOct 22, 2026, 6:40 PM
  3. Published in the archiveOct 22, 2026, 6:58 PM

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