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U.S. and Russian media highlight Türkiye’s post-earthquake recovery pace
U.S. publications USA Today and Business Insider, following Komsomolskaya Pravda, reported on the recovery of Türkiye’s regions affected by the earthquakes of February 6, 2023. At the peak, 23 homes were built per hour.
The recovery of Türkiye’s regions affected by the earthquakes of February 6, 2023, has attracted the attention of the U.S. press. Anadolu Agency reported that USA Today and Business Insider covered 455,357 structures built in the disaster zone, as well as efforts to restore infrastructure, schools, commercial areas and historic city centers.
Earlier, on October 19, Komsomolskaya Pravda featured the recovery campaign on the homepage of its website. The reports noted that the foundations of the first permanent homes were laid 15 days after the disaster, while the first village homes were handed over on the 45th day. At the peak, around 200,000 people worked at 3,481 construction sites, with construction reaching 23 homes per hour, or about 550 per day.
According to Türkiye’s Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, of the 455,357 structures built in 11 provinces, 367,995 were residential buildings, 65,672 were village homes and 21,690 were commercial premises. Hatay had the largest number of structures, with 153,755, followed by Malatya and Kahramanmaraş. The final homes were handed over to residents at a ceremony in Hatay on December 27, 2025.
The earthquakes, whose epicenters were in Kahramanmaraş province, affected 11 provinces of Türkiye. According to official figures, more than 50,000 people died in the country.
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