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.

Turkish citizens pass next the historic Habib Najjar mosque which destroyed during the devastated earthquake, in the old city of Antakya, Turkey, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023.

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." ...

The historic Habib Najjar Mosque in Antakya, Turkey, is shown Feb. 11, five days after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake.

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." ...

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." ...