Over 50,000 of our citizens lost their lives, nearly 110,000 of you were injured and 11 provinces were turned into a place of devastation. I wish God’s mercy to our citizens who lost their lives and my condolences once again to our beloved nation. May God never again show this nation such pain.
Earthquake has been a natural phenomenon since the beginning of human history, and we have once again experienced in the most severe way that it is not the earthquake that kills, but the understanding of development that builds buildings that are not resistant to earthquakes.
In addition to the dead and injured citizens, the collapsed buildings, workplaces, furniture, machinery and equipment and scrapped vehicles have been a major blow to the national economy. What we have lost is much more than we thought.
From the very first moment of the earthquake, we put aside all kinds of differences and rivalries, and came together as one and formed a fist of steel. The conscience and resilience of our nation, which came together immediately and unconditionally, has also made a note in history.
We have a sociological culture that heals its own wounds and rises straighter than it falls. We are a nation that has repeatedly demonstrated this every time history has tested us.
February 6, 2023 is a bitter and terrible experience that will be talked about for centuries and will be included in history books as the “disaster of the century”. May God spare this nation and humanity such great pain and despair ever again.
Sincerely yours,
Ziver KAHRAMAN
Ordu Commodity Exchange
Chairman of the Board
