A year after Turkey's devastating earthquakes
from The Greek Current Hosted by Hellenic Leaders
One year ago southeastern Turkey was devastated by a series of powerful earthquakes that killed tens of thousands and left even more without homes. It also ushered in a period of calm in the Aegean, as Greece was quick to assist its Turkish neighbors. A year later, the magnitude of this disaster continues to not only defy massive recovery efforts, but also impact Turkey’s relations with Greece. Nektaria Stamouli, the deputy editor in chief of Kathimerini’s English Edition and Politico’s Eastern Mediterranean correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss a recent trip with a team of international journalists to southeast Turkey that looked into the ways this earthquake continues to impact Turkey and the region. Read Nektaria Stamouli’s latest for Kathimerini here: Turkey, a year after the life-changing earthquakes You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here: Vanished kids and rampant corruption: Horrors behind Turkey’s earthquake linger Greek-Turkish ties could hit some snags UN Cyprus envoy discusses obstacles with PM Turkey revives plan to convert another iconic Byzantine site into a mosque
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Nektaria Stamouli, the deputy editor in chief of Kathimerini’s English Edition and Politico’s Eastern Mediterranean correspondent, joins Thanos Davelis to discuss a recent trip with a team of international journalists to southeast Turkey that looked into the ways last year's devastating earthquakes continue to impact Turkey and the region.
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