Kahramanmaraş

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake has rattled the southern province of Kahramanmaraş, the epicenter of the deadly Feb. 6 earthquakes, the tremor was also felt and caused panic in the neighboring provinces that have already experienced severe destruction last month.

A female truck driver in France who has traveled 4,300 km for four days without a break and delivered 420 parcels of aid to the quake-stricken southern province of Kahramanmaraş, was included in the "Heroic women" photo series projected by the Culture and Tourism Ministry on the Galata Tower on Women's Day.

In the southeastern province of Kahramanmaraş, the epicenter of the earthquakes, the historic Maraş Bazaar has slowly started to open up its doors again in order for the remaining citizens to get back to the normal course of life.

Although the city is relatively empty, people filled the streets in the central area where the historical bazaar is located.

The European Union will continue to support Türkiye in its rebuilding process, EU Ambassador to Türkiye Nikolaus Meyer-Landrut has stated.

Floods caused by heavy rain have killed at least ten people in Turkey's Sanliurfa and Adiyaman provinces, which were hit by severe twin earthquakes in February.

"Our goal is to find our missing people as soon as possible," Adil Karaismailoglu, Minister for Transport and Infrastructure, said on Wednesday.

Sleep disorders and post-traumatic stress disorders have become much more common after the deadly earthquakes that ripped through Türkiye's south last month, experts say.

As part of the efforts to shelter the survivors of the deadly Feb. 6 quakes, containers used by Qatar for the 2022 World Cup have started to be set up in the southern quake-hit province of Hatay, and about 596 families will be placed in 600 of these containers in the first phase of the project.

Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, the presidential candidate of the Nation Alliance and the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) chairman, visited the earthquake area over the weekend.

The sale of birds, such as parakeets and canaries, is soaring, especially in the eastern province of Van, as many believe that such birds can sense foreshocks seconds before an earthquake strikes.

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan could have relied on strong voter backing from Cigdemtepe and other villages and towns across southeast Turkey in the past, but a huge earthquake and a slow rescue response has made once loyal support more uncertain.