15 Journalists Have Lost Their Lives in the Earthquake So Far

So far, 9 journalists have lost their lives in the earthquake of 7.7 and 7.6 magnitudes, which occurred on the same day, 15 hours apart, in Kahramanmaraş, Pazarcık and Elbistan.

Mehmet Ali Dim, Chairman of the GLOBAL Journalists' Council (KGK), visited earthquake victims and journalists in Kahramanmaraş, Hatay İskenderun, Osmaniye and Gaziantep during his visits to the earthquake regions.

In Osmaniye, KGK Local Media Assembly President and Osmaniye Provincial Representative İsrafil Avcı, KGK Provincial Representative Bekir Doğan in Kahramanmaraş and Diyarbakır Provincial Representative Veysi İpek met with media owners and journalists in Gaziantep and İskenderun and delivered aid materials.

On the other hand, Azerbaijan Media shared its impressions of the earthquake area by connecting to many live broadcasts, including Türk TV. Afterwards, GLOBAL Journalists Council (KGK) Chairman Mehmet Ali Dim, who went to Mersin, visited journalist Beycan Üçkardeş, together with Mersin KGK Provincial Representative Abdullah Biçer and journalist Selahattin Akkuş, at the hospital where his injured relatives were being treated.

Mehmet Ali Dim later met with local journalists in Tarsus, where the earthquake shook violently but there was no destruction. Journalists in Tarsus said, “Our people are afraid to enter their homes and workplaces.”

Dim also watched the earthquake victims passing by in Mersin Bozyazı being served free food and tea and said, “Here is the unparalleled public solidarity in the world. There are also diapers. This spirit of solidarity is the pillar and the beam of this country”. used the phrase.

“We have lost 15 journalists so far”

Mehmet Ali Dim said in a statement after his visit to the region, “We are sad and worried. We have lost 15 journalists in the earthquake so far. The biggest loss is in Adıyaman with 7 journalists. There are still journalists under the rubble. Our prayers are for them,” he said.

The names and cities of the journalists who lost their lives in the earthquake are as follows:

“Ayşe Figen Arlı (İskenderun Ses), Aziz Çevlik (Headline / Kahramanmaraş), Burak Alkuş (Adıyaman Voice), Burak Milli (AA / Hatay), Gökhan Aklan (İHA / Hatay), Hidayet Özdemir (Journalist -Author/Adıyaman), İskender Korkut (Mercan TV/Adıyaman), İzzet Nazlı (DHA/Hatay), Kemal Öner (Adıyaman Telegram), Meltem Özgen (TV presenter/Adana), Muhammed Akan (Adıyaman News) Mustafa Yüzbaşıoğlu (Today / Kahramanmaraş), Neşet Alkan ( Haber Ekspres/Hatay), Ruhi Akan (Jet Haber/Adıyaman), Yunus Emre Doğan (Mercan TV/Adıyaman).”

Chairman Dim said, “We wish God's mercy on our colleagues who lost their lives in the earthquake, patience and condolences to their relatives.” he said. Stating that there are also journalists who were under the rubble or who were removed from the wreckage with injuries, Dim said, "We will strive to compensate for the damages suffered by journalists and media enterprises due to the earthquake." used the phrase.