Earthquake in Turkey
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“Every time someone gets out of there alive, it gives you strength”
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Berkay Kengeroglu at Friday prayers in the Dachau mosque: Faith is also giving him strength.
(Photo: Niels P. Jørgensen)
Dachau City Councilor Berkay Kengeroglu has relatives buried in the earthquake area. How he has experienced the past few days and what gives him hope.
Interviewed by
Leonard Scharfenberg and Jessica Schober, Dachau
In the Dachau town hall on Tuesday, there was a lack of seating at bus stops and disinfectant dispensers in public buildings when Berkay Kengeroglu spoke up. The 22-year-old SPD city councilor calls for a minute’s silence for the earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria. Everyone rises. Kengeroglu has family in the affected region himself. In an interview with the SZ Dachau he talks about how he is dealing with the catastrophe.
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