Earthquake

In Turkey, which was shaken by the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, the wounds are being healed together. At Ege University, which convened extraordinarily on the first day of the earthquake, and took quick decisions about the support to be given to the region and the situation of the students, expert academicians and health professionals continue to be sent to the earthquake region, in addition to the in-kind aids.

İzmir Provincial Directorate of National Education continues its work in the field to provide “Psychosocial Support” after the great earthquake that shook Turkey.

Stating that it is very important to have uninterrupted and healthy access to medicine in natural disasters, Prof. Dr. Tayfun Uzbay stated that pharmacies, which are the most important links of the pharmaceutical supply chain, were seriously damaged in earthquake regions.

The earthquake, which was felt in provinces such as Kilis, Diyarbakır, Adana, Osmaniye, Gaziantep, Malatya, Şanlıurfa, Adıyaman and Hatay, the epicenter of which is the Pazarcık district of Kahramanmaraş, caused almost destruction.

After two earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.7 and 7.6 in Kahramanmaraş, the epicenter of the earthquake, the psychosocial support teams and volunteers of Kızılay continue their psychological first aid work for the citizens affected by the earthquake.

Keçiören Municipality has started psychosocial support activities for earthquake-affected children staying in the earthquake areas throughout Ankara and Keçiören Osmangazi Social Life Center Patient and Relatives Guest House, Keçiören Municipality Social Development Center (TOGEM) and Ali Özdemir Sports Hall Guesthouse.

Our country is in a geography where many fault lines are located, earthquakes occur frequently, great wounds and sad events occur. While everyone is affected by the devastating results of the earthquake, children can be curious and uneasy, and families have difficulty explaining this situation to their children in the face of the earthquake-oriented news in the media. Children who are faced with visual and written news about the earthquake and the earthquake stories told can struggle with fears of real events or imaginary fears (ghost, monster, etc.). Coping with this challenging mood may be more difficult for children. For this reason, it is very important to talk about earthquakes with children.

How to explain earthquake to preschool and school age children? For support, you can make an appointment with Pedagogue Büşra UYSAL and Psychotherapist Furkan BAYRAM at Kristal Psychological Counseling Center.

Nevşehir Municipality, which continues to mobilize all its means to heal the wounds of the earthquake, provides free psychological support to the citizens and their children who came to Nevşehir from the earthquake zone.

Our health workers continue to provide uninterrupted health services in the earthquake zone for 7 days without saying a word.