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Architect Leads Effort to Restore 166-Year-Old Greek Orthodox Church in Quake-Hit Antakya
Architect Buse Ceren Gul leads a multi-year restoration of the 166-year-old church, uncovering it from 5 meters of rubble to preserve Antakya’s cultural heritage.
- Architect Buse Ceren Gul is leading restoration of the 166-year-old St. Paul's Greek Orthodox Church in Antakya, and her team recently uncovered it from rubble up to 5 meters deep.
- The 2023 quakes tore through Antakya's historic center, with a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on February 6, 2023, destroying much of the town and threatening Saray Avenue.
- The church already had approved architectural drawings, which Gul, an architect, was drafting, and she secured support from the World Monuments Fund after saving rebuilding plans from the ruins.
- Work on site has stalled until more funding arrives, halting reconstruction; reopening church-owned shops on Saray Avenue is vital as only about 90 of 370 to 400 families have returned.
- So many people have left that officials say recovery could take another five years, while Buse Ceren Gul believes restoring the church will help locals reconnect to Antakya's multicultural communities.
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Construction sites, dust and new buildings - three years after the earthquake in south-eastern Turkey, everyday life is still difficult. A church should now give hope to the small Christian community.
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Leaning Left9Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution69% Left
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- 69% of the sources lean Left
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C 31%
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