It was midday in Sydney, Australia on February 6 when Turkish-Australian dad-of-six Bekir Kilic received a phone call that turned his entire world upside down.
Some 14,000km away in Osmaniye, a city in southern Turkey near the Syrian border, an unimaginable tragedy was unfolding as a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the neighbourhood where Bekir was born.
As word of the disaster reached the Kilic family, gathered at their home in Sydney’s west, they prayed their beloved relatives would be found alive. Sadly, the good news never came.
“We have lost 27 of our nearest and dearest from this catastrophic disaster – and there could be more,” a heartbroken Bekir, 54, shares with New Idea.
“From my son-in-law calling me 20 minutes after it hit to hearing this – it’s grief on an unimaginable scale,” he says through tears.
Denne historien er fra February 27, 2023-utgaven av New Idea.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent ? Logg på
Denne historien er fra February 27, 2023-utgaven av New Idea.
Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.
Allerede abonnent? Logg på
CLOWNING AROUND!
THE GAGLIARDIES PUT THE FUN IN FAMILY
FIGHTS FOR HER JOB!
HER NEW ROLE RUFFLED SOME FEATHERS
'WE'RE ONE AND DONE'
THE WILDLIFE WARRIOR SHARES SOME FAMILY NEWS
CURSE OF DREAMWORLD strikes AGAIN
THE GOLD COAST PARK IS FACING ANOTHER SCANDAL
Seeing RED
SIX RELATIONSHIP RED FLAGS TO BE WARY OF, ACCORDING TO LAWYER CAROLYN DEVRIES
'MUM SAVED THE DAY!'
THEY PAIR ARE SET TO HAVE AN AMAZING EXPERIENCE!
WE THOUGHT WE'D LOSE HIM'
A SIMPLE VIRUS SAW LITTLE RYAN LOSE BOTH HIS LEGS
Getting so ber made me a better man'
Settling in for a candid chat on the porch of his family’s sprawling 100-year-old farmhouse, James Blundell breaks into a warm smile.
Prince Christian's ON ROYAL DUTY!
Denmark’s Crown Prince Christian has enjoyed his first solo royal engagement abroad at the Paris 2024 Paralympics!
3 great ways with DOUGHNUTS
CREATIVE TAKES ON THIS ICONIC SWEET TREAT