The Earthquake That Came at Dinner

On February 6, 2023, families across southern Turkey sat down to ordinary Monday evening meals. In Gaziantep, a mother named Fatma was warming lentil soup. In Hatay, a university student was video-calling his girlfriend. In Adiyaman, a father had just carried his sleeping daughter to bed. At 4:17 the next morning, a 7. 8-magnitude earthquake shattered the night. Over 50,000 people died.…