“Our Kahramanmaraş provincial head, Nusreddin Üdürgücü, his wife, and their four children could not be reached since the earthquake. Their bodies were found hugging each other in the foyer of their house,” said Halef Yılmaz, Deputy Chairman of HÜDA PAR (Free Cause Party).

The death toll in Turkey and Syria from this week’s two devastating earthquakes has passed 21,000 as rescuers continue recovery efforts. (ILKHA)