The people of Nurdağı do not want to leave their land and culture. They want a solution to be found for them as soon as possible.

80 percent of the Nurdağı, in Antep (Dilok), one of the cities most affected by the two February earthquakes, was destroyed. The city has a population of 42,000 and many people migrated after the earthquake, while the rest are trying to hold on despite great difficulties. Earthquake survivor Hüsne Kılıç spoke to ANF about her experiences.

She said that after the earthquake they had to continuously change places and added: “We went to the vineyard house, we stayed in the tent, we slept in the car. We are always outside. Our children fell ill because of the cold.”

Kılıç said that they had lost many neighbours and friends in the earthquake, and added: “Most of my daughter's friends died. In the first days, we only had some blankets to keep us warm. I don't want to leave my city. Even if I had to stay in a tent, I would not go from here. They say that Nurdağı will be completely emptied. But I don’t want to leave here. I have no tears left. We do not want to leave our land, because we were born in this place. We do not want to migrate to another place. The government should find a solution to this situation as soon as possible.”