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Distro - Earthquake in Turkey and Syria 

Peter van Agtmael 

After the violent earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on February 6, 2023, Peter Van Agtmael covered the relentless search for survivors in the region. From dawn to dusk, Van Agtmael documented the destroyed buildings, the forever changed landscapes and the anxious waiting of families.

"When you see the path of a wildfire, it’s always a bit mysterious why some places are obliterated while others remain untouched. It’s like that in Antakya, the city hardest hit by the devastating February 6 earthquake. Sometimes, whole city blocks are destroyed. On other streets, only a single building or two... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. The destroyed old city of Antakya.
On... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. A rescue worker removed debris from a... 

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TURKEY. Adiyamin. 2023. A central distribution hub for food and... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. Members of the Çelik family react as rescue... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. Debris is removed from an apartment block... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. Rescue workers search for bodies in the... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. Miners wait to be called to dig into the... 

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SYRIA. Haram. 2023. Syrian civilians search for loved ones and... 

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SYRIA. Haram. 2023. Syrian civilians, watched by Rebel fighters,... 

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TURKEY. Adana. 2023. View from a hotel window in Adana, just... 

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TURKEY. Kirikhan. 2023. Fallen mannequins in a store reflecting... 

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TURKEY. Kirikhan. 2023. A partially destroyed wedding dress shop... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. The bodies of several people recovered... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. Family photos discovered in the rubble... 

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TURKEY. Kahramanmaras. 2023. Recovered book..
On February 6,... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. A gust of wind catches curtains in the... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. A man secures his belongings salvaged... 

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SYRIA. 2023. Bab el Hama Hospital treats victims of the devastating... 

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SYRIA. 2023. Bab el Hama Hospital treats victims of the devastating... 

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TURKEY. Yaylakonak. 2023. Destruction in the hard-hit rural town... 

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TURKEY. Yaylakonak. 2023. Destruction in the hard-hit rural town... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. Mechanical diggers lift rubble searching... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. Police lights at night in destroyed downtown... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. Police lights at night in destroyed downtown... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. A tent city in a municipal park for victims... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. Scattered around the sites of collapsed... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. Scattered around the sites of collapsed... 

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TURKEY. Adiyamin. 2023. Grieving at the cemetery outside Adiyamin,... 

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TURKEY. Adiyamin. 2023. Grieving at the cemetery outside Adiyamin,... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. Chairs are scattered around the sites... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. A tent city in a municipal park for victims... 

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TURKEY. Kahramanmaras. 2023. A crack in the earth from the earthquake.... 

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TURKEY. Kahramanmaras. 2023. Syrian victims of the earthquake... 

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TURKEY. Adiyamin. 2023. A central distribution hub for food and... 

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TURKEY. Adiyamin. 2023. Waiting to be allocated tarpaulins in... 

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TURKEY. Adiyamin. 2023. Rural scene. Unlike majority-Turkish... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. The destroyed old city of Antakya.
On... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. A partially intact kitchen in the rubble.... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. Wedding photo found among the rubble.... 

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TURKEY. Antakya. 2023. Scattered around the sites of collapsed... 

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SYRIA. Haram. 2023. Syrian civilians search for loved ones and... 

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SYRIA. Haram. 2023. Syrian civilians, watched by Rebel fighters,... 

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SYRIA. Haram. 2023. An apartment building flattened by the earthquake.... 
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