Ayse Betul, The Name that President Erdoğan Gave to a Baby who was a Victims of the Turkey Earthquake

Photos of rescue teams struggling to find survivors in Turkey (@AlkhidmatOrg)

JAKARTA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave the name of a newborn to an earthquake victim mother who was being treated at a hospital in Istanbul.

When visiting earthquake survivors at Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, last Monday, February 13, Erdogan recited the call to prayer in the baby girl's ear and named her Ayse Betul.

The naming was based on the request of the baby's mother, as quoted by Antara, which is cited from Anadolu News, Tuesday, February 14.

Thousands of victims of the earthquake that occurred in southern Turkey last week are currently receiving treatment in many cities, including Istanbul and the capital Ankara.

At least 31.643 people died and more than 80,000 people were injured as a result of two large earthquakes that rocked southern Turkey on February 6, 2023.

The earthquakes with magnitudes 7.7 and 7.6 centered in Kahramanmaras Province affected more than 13 million people in 10 provinces, including Hatay, Gaziantep, Adiyaman, Malatya, Adana, Diyarbakir, Kilis, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa.

Several countries in the region, including Syria and Lebanon, also felt the strong tremors that hit Turkey in less than 10 hours.