Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyerparticipated in the “Silent Scream” meeting, which was started to commemorate those who lost their lives in the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş. Stating that there are great sufferings, Soyer said, “Since these sufferings are not destiny, it is possible to eliminate their causes. It is possible to create resilient cities and a resilient country. We will continue to work hard to achieve this.”
Mayor of Izmir Metropolitan Municipality Tunç Soyerparticipated in the “Silent Scream” meeting, which started on March 6, to commemorate the tens of thousands of people who lost their lives in the Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquakes by the Izmir Earthquake Coordination. It was built by Izmir Metropolitan Municipality in memory of 30 people who lost their lives in the earthquake that occurred on October 2020, 117. Bayraklı At the meeting at the Earthquake Monument, CHP İzmir Provincial Chairman Şenol Aslanoğlu Bayraklı Mayor Serdar Sandal also took part. Participants held a minute's silence in memory of the earthquake victims who lost their lives.
“We must not forget”
Stating that great pain was experienced in the earthquake disaster, the President Tunç Soyer“Death in an earthquake is not destiny. There are things to be done in order not to die in an earthquake. There are things to be done. This great disaster may not have turned into a major disaster. All of this happened as a result of wrong policies and wrong choices. What needs to be done for this is; keep in mind. I would like to thank everyone who strives to keep the memory of everyone living in this country alive, not to make them forget the suffering, and to reflect on the causes. Let no one darken the neck. Since these pains are not destiny, it is possible to eliminate their causes. It is possible to create resilient cities and a resilient country. We will continue to work hard to achieve this.”
“There is someone out there”
Helil İnay Kınay, speaking on behalf of İzmir Earthquake Coordination, said, “In every earthquake we experienced, we would hear the sentence 'Does anyone hear my voice' under the rubble. In this disaster, it was said, 'Is there anyone out there who hears us?' In the first month of the earthquake, on March 6, we said 'we hear this voice, we are here, we share all the pain. We shared our silent cries, saying that this pain is our pain. We wanted to be the voice that could not be heard from under the debris. We wanted to say that we do not let go of our hands. We are here today to be the voice of those who could not be heard in the earthquake, to share that we heard the voice that could not be heard from the wreckage, that we are here, that there is someone out there. We will not let go of each other's hands," he said.
The earthquake survivor from Adıyaman told about their experiences
The earthquake survivor Abidin Harputluoğlu, who came to İzmir from Adıyaman, touched upon the problems experienced and said: “The earthquake did not kill it. Help came too late to the area. People froze to death. I hope no one experiences anything like this. I came to Izmir after the earthquake. I am physically disabled. I would like to thank our president, he allocated me a battery car to make my life easier.”
After the speeches, President Soyer left carnations at the Izmir Earthquake Monument. Participants also commemorated the earthquake victims by lighting candles and leaving carnations. The Silent Scream meeting, which started on March 6, will end with a vigil at Gündoğdu Square on March 16 at 20.00:XNUMX.