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ANTAKYA, TÜRKİYE - SEPTEMBER 10: Muhammed Ali embraces his chicken amid dust and rubble near his demolished home on Sunday, September 10, 2023 in Antakya, Hatay. Ali and his family, whose house in Antakya was heavily damaged in the February 6, 2023 earthquakes, brought their chickens along to the tent they set up near their building. (Photo by Mehmet Kılıç/LensOne)

Holding on to Life Beside the Rubble

ANTAKYA, TÜRKİYE - SEPTEMBER 10: Muhammed Ali embraces his chicken amid dust and rubble near his demolished home on Sunday, September 10, 2023 in Antakya, Hatay. Ali and his family, whose house in Antakya was heavily damaged in the February 6, 2023 earthquakes, brought their chickens along to the tent they set up near their building. (Photo by Mehmet Kılıç/LensOne)

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Keywords

  • earthquake
  • turkey
  • antakya
  • hatay
  • rubble
  • tent
  • chicken
  • demolished home
  • february 6 earthquake
  • displaced family

This frame's journey

  1. Taken in the fieldSep 10, 2023, 6:44 PM
  2. Filed to the deskOct 17, 2026, 7:04 PM
  3. Published in the archiveOct 18, 2026, 10:21 AM

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