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Turkey's long road to recovery

Kathleen Schuster
April 20, 2023

On this week’s show, Turkey is gearing up for a high stakes presidential election, and observers are warning displaced voters could get shut out. Then, why were these earthquakes so deadly? A researcher who helped with a reconnaissance mission shares his insights. We’ll also hear about how Syria is faring, and why a Turkish orchestra has been thrust into the spotlight because of the quake.

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Turkey is just weeks away from a highly anticipated election that is projected to be a close race for its long-time president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. But as the country’s south struggles to recover from two massive earthquakes, observers warn many of the displaced might not be able to vote. Ylenia Gostoli has more.

Then, we’ll hear from Professor Orestis Adamidis of Oxford University. Adamidis visited Turkey several weeks after the earthquakes as part of a reconnaissance mission with EEFIT, the Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team. He’ll share his insights on what the destruction looks like on the ground, why the devastation was so widespread and what building back might look like.

Plus, the impact of the earthquakes in February were felt in Syria, too, where at least 7,000 lost their lives as a result. Aid efforts have been slow to get off the ground there. Reporter Tilo Spanhel has more. His report is presented by Ben Restle.

And, a Turkish orchestra has found itself thrust into the spotlight in the aftermath of the catastrophe. Reporter Uwe Lueb has more. His report is presented by Neil King.

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