From a New York Times Insider column by Nimet Kirac headlined “After Earthquake, a Turkish Journalist Debates Leaving Home”:

Nimet Kirac is based in Turkey and has been reporting for The Times since 2019. She traveled, on foot, through rubble and ruins in the cities of Antakya and Adana, to cover the aftermath of the Feb. 6.

On Feb. 6, a powerful tremor in Turkey tore millions of people from their sleep. But I awoke to a call from my fiancé, Can, at 4:17 a.m.

“Come here as fast as you can,” he said.