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Paris Achen

@parisachen

Writer who roams. Current: Storyteller at @rentresponsibly Past: @DailySabah, @HDNER, @PortlandTrib, @bfp_news, @thecolumbian

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“Founded in 300 B.C. by a former general for Alexander the Great, Antakya has been around long enough to have been destroyed &rebuilt several times. The Greeks, Romans & Byzantines called it Antioch, &it was a trading center so powerful that it was once the Roman Empire’s 3rd

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Are any short-term rental groups out there raising money for earthquake relief in #turkiye or #syria? Or offering to house refugees? If so, please, direct message me. We at @rentresponsibly would like to help. #vacationrentals #shorttermrentals #airbnb nytimes.com/2023/02/13/wor…

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BREAKING: A 6.3 earthquake hit the Turkey-Syria border, two weeks after the devastating earthquake. No new casualties were immediately reported but witnesses report damage. Turkey has reported over 6,000 aftershocks since the February 6 earthquake killed over 46,000 people.

BREAKING: A 6.3 earthquake hit the Turkey-Syria border, two weeks after the devastating earthquake.

No new casualties were immediately reported but witnesses report damage. Turkey has reported over 6,000 aftershocks since the February 6 earthquake killed over 46,000 people.
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Geology professor Naci Gorur correctly predicted Maras earthquake. And then he said the next one was likely in Hatay, which occurred today. He says next would be in Adana and Cyprus, following the fault line.

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"There is no sense in letting people die this way." Tents are desperately needed in Samandağ area of Hatay hit by new quakes, according to mayor Refik Eryılmaz, who says that some people had been forced to return to their previously damaged homes due to harsh weather conditions.

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WATCH: Scenes of panic in Hatay Airport as a magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit the border region between Turkey and Syria at 20:04 local time, just two weeks after two powerful earthquakes struck the area and killed more than 46,000 people in both countries.

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I cannot fathom the horror and terror of #hatay residents and rescuers when two more earthquakes while recovery efforts were underway.

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Ece Toksabay Asbestos, silica, mercury and lead from demolished buildings carrying poisons into rivers, plants, lungs, organs, risking serious health problems for years to come reuters.com/graphics/TURKE…

<a href="/ecetoksabay/">Ece Toksabay</a> Asbestos, silica, mercury and lead from demolished buildings carrying poisons into rivers, plants, lungs, organs, risking serious health problems for years to come reuters.com/graphics/TURKE…
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Another aspect of elections in Turkey that always move me besides higher than 80% turnout: tens of thousands of people volunteering to watch voting and counting and registering of votes.. One of strongest safety nets for limiting misappropriation..

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Polls have closed in Turkey’s pivotal elections. Political drama aside, voting stations saw a range of distinctive characters, including the world’s tallest man, a horseback rider dressed like an Ottoman soldier, and hospital patients determined to vote ⤵️

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Data support the claim that young people, particularly girls, have deteriorating men­tal health. But they leave room for doubt that smartphones are the main culprit econ.st/42x5h6b

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An attorney visiting downtown Seattle for work spent the night in a hospital instead of a hotel after he was stabbed while waiting for his rideshare: "I just didn't expect any of these issues.” katu.com/news/local/sea…

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America built some of the world's greatest architecture... and then demolished it. A thread of wonders that were lost (and why)... 🧵 1. Cincinnati Library: replaced by a parking garage

America built some of the world's greatest architecture... and then demolished it.

A thread of wonders that were lost (and why)... 🧵

1. Cincinnati Library: replaced by a parking garage
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Trump commutes Ozy Media founder's sentence for defrauding investors, including a 10-year prison sentence and an order to pay $96 million in restitution and forfeiture. From the The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/03/28/bus…