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Feb 2023
18m 45s

Turkey earthquake: What is the future fo...

Bbc World Service
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<p>As the rescue and recovery effort from the devastating earthquake continues, young people who survived are making tough decisions about the future. With Turkey already struggling economically even before the disaster, do they leave and start again in a new region, or a new country? Or stay and help rebuild? Victoria Craig travels to Ankara where she ... Show More
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