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Over 1,800 children reunited with families after Feb. 6 earthquakes
Ayşegül Yıldırım Kara, Director General of Child Services at the Family and Social Policies Ministry, said that 1,874 of the 1,912 children taken under protection following the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes that affected 11 provinces have been reunited with their families within a year.
Some 9,180 children fostered by 7,581 families: Ministry
According to the most recent data from the Family and Social Services Ministry, there are currently 9,180 children living with 7,581 families, and seven more children have sought safety in foster care as a result of the recent earthquakes.
Wet nursing project in practice for quake-hit babies
The Family and Social Services Ministry has established a mechanism for wet nursing for unaccompanied babies who lost their families in the Feb. 6 quakes.
Mother of quake victims sets up foundation named after her children
The names of the twins who lost their lives in the 6.6-magnitude İzmir earthquake in 2020 will be beared by the foundation established by their mothers.