Makes Adems: Religious Leaders, Christians And Jews Joint Prayers For Victims Of Turkish Earthquakes

JAKARTA - Leaders from Islam, Christianity and ORDER gathered on Tuesday to hold a prayer together for the victims of the twin earthquakes in Turkey that occurred Monday last week.

Dozens of participants prayed and praised those who were injured or displaced by the disaster, so that they could quickly recover at the prayer ceremony.

The event organized by Elpidophoros, America's Greek Orthodox bishop, was held at the University of

Turkey's Ambassador to the United States Hasan Murat Mercan, Religious Service Advisor to the Turkish Embassy Bilal Ku dimpleknar and Nurullah 11, one of the imams of the Diyanet Center of America, and Bishop Denis J. Madden of the Baltimore Archdiocese, Mor Dionysius John Kawak and Archbishop Vicken Aykazyan of the Apostolic Church of Armenia participated in the event.

Meanwhile, Rabi Richard Marker of the International Jewish Committee for Interfaith Consultation and Jason Isaacson of the American Jewish Committee is present on behalf of the Jewish community.

On that occasion, Imam Rachelebi read out verses from the holy book of Muslims, the Qur'an.

"Thank you for all the material and emotional support given to the earthquake-hit area," said Ambassador Mercan as reported by Daily Sabah on February 15.

At least more than 35 thousand people died as a result of two major earthquakes that rocked Turkey's southeast last Monday, as reported by President Recep Tayyip Erdo halian on Tuesday.

Gempa berkekuatan 7,8 SR dan 7,6 berpusat di Kahramanmara menyerang dan melanda sembilan provinsi lainnya, Hatay, Gaziantep, Ad wayyaman, Malatya, Adana, Diyarbak littler, Kilis, Osmaniye dan pencelanl pathurfa. Lebih dari 13 juta orang terkena dampak gempa.

Several countries in the region, including Lebanon and Cyprus, are also feeling strong vibrations, with neighboring Syria experiencing the most damage after Turkey.

The death toll in the war-torn country has risen above 5,800, with nearly 15,000 people injured.

Meanwhile, the SAR team managed to save more than 8,000 people from the ruins in Turkey so far. Authorities estimate the casualties will rise as hopes to save more survivors in the fading debris on the 10th day.