Turkey-Syria earthquake

Magnitude 7.8 earthquake which struck southern Turkey and affected northern Syria on 6 February 2023, followed by hundreds of aftershocks.

Father Dimitri Dogum prepares for the Christmas Eve mass at the Church of Saint Peter on December 24, 2025 in Antakya, southeast Turkey (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP via Getty Images)
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Since the devastating 2023 earthquakes, Turkey's Antakya city has emptied and the Christian community has shrunk from 350 families to fewer than 90

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
25 December, 2025
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Turkey has deported hundreds of Syrian refugees recently [Getty]
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Syrians protested near the border crossing [Getty]
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