On October 31, 1983, Milliyet announces the Erzurum earthquake with the headline "Earthquake in the East." Soldiers conduct search and rescue operations among collapsed masonry houses. A mother’s plea is highlighted in the headline, "Yerin altından bir yaşındaki yavrumun sesi gelir ama kazma yok, kürek yok" (I can hear the voice of my one-year-old baby from under the ground, but there is no pickaxe, no shovel), under the photo of women photographed with their babies in their arms.
Cumhuriyet and Milliyet highlight the high death toll, mostly women and children, and predict worsening conditions for survivors.
Photos show children and mothers searching for loved ones in the rubble. Articles cover national and international aid efforts and survivors' struggles, with close-up photos of grieving people.
Date: October 30, 1983
Magnitude: 6.9 Mw
Fatalities (official numbers): 1,155
Damaged buildings (official numbers): 3,241
December 1983
November 1983
Keleş, Ruşen. "İmar Yasası Değişirken." Cumhuriyet, November 13, 1983, 3.
Gültekin, Mehmet. "Felaketzedeler kişi çadırlarda geçirmeyecek." Cumhuriyet, November 11, 1983, 6.
"Depremzedeler rahat oy kullanabilecek." Milliyet, November 6, 1983, 1.
Uysal, Hasan. "Deprem bitti, yaşam sürüyor." Cumhuriyet, November 6, 1983, 7.
"Depremde 5400 evin yerle bir olduğu saptandı." Milliyet, November 5, 1983, 1.
"«KIT» memurları maaşlarından 100'er lirayı depremzedelere bağışladı" Milliyet, November 4, 1983, 1.
Ulakoğlu, Semih. "DÜŞÜNENLERİN DÜŞÜNCELERİ." Milliyet, November 1, 1983, 2.
October 1983