The Times flew a drone over a street in Antakya’s Old City to show the places that were lost — among them, a barber shop, a historic church and doner kebab shops.

Roughly 80% of Antakya was lost. Now the city is beginning construction on a new district with more green space, walkability, and social connection. When a major earthquake hit Turkey last year ...

Fabled Antakya Fears Losing 'Soul' In Turkish Quake Ruins. By Eylul YASAR with Burcin GERCEK in Istanbul Published 03/16/23 AT 2:57 AM EDT.

Last month's deadly 7.8-magnitude quake and its aftershocks came down hard on Antakya -- a fabled city near Syria once known as Antioch -- ravaging centuries of treasured history.

In Turkey's earthquake-ravaged Antakya, ... which has been destroyed by earthquakes several times during its 2,400-year history. ... he has a map of Turkey's fault lines hanging on the wall.

Now, Antakya is starting to build a new city center, the first step in rebuilding the city as a whole. “It’s a crisis, but it’s actually an opportunity to make a better city,” says Furkan ...

As they left Antakya, Turkey's earthquake-shattered home of ancient civilisations, its anguished residents scribbled farewell messages on the ruins: "We'll come back" and "Don't lose hope." ...

As they left Antakya, Turkey's earthquake-shattered home of ancient civilisations, its anguished residents scribbled farewell messages on the ruins: "We'll come back" and "Don't lose hope." ...

As they left Antakya, Turkey's earthquake-shattered home of ancient civilisations, its anguished residents scribbled farewell messages on the ruins: "We'll come back" and "Don't lose hope." Last month ...

As they left Antakya, Turkey's earthquake-shattered home of ancient civilisations, its anguished residents scribbled farewell messages on the ruins: "We'll come back" and "Don't lose hope." ...

Last month’s deadly 7.8-magnitude quake and its aftershocks came down hard on Antakya — a fabled city near Syria once known as Antioch — ravaging centuries of treasured history.