'This is humanity. We need each other and we are really weak on that. We cannot control life,' IU graduate student Selim Yavuz said.
BLOOMINGTON — A massive earthquake near Turkey’s border with Syria has killed tens of thousands of people since Monday.
The devastation doesn’t just stop there — the local Turkish community in Bloomington is feeling the aftershock, too. “This is not a national thing. This is humanity. We need each other and we are really weak on that. We cannot control life," IU graduate student Selim Yavuz said.“We try to call them, if they’re okay, we couldn’t reach them first two days, we couldn’t reach. We heard they're dead or they’re still trying to, people are still trying to rescue them," Yavuz said.He’s now the president of the Indiana University Turkish Student Association or TSA.
“They’re really with us. They’re always asking what we need, what they can do. This is really warming and really great. They are with us," she said.The Turkish non-profit organization has been actively working in the distribution of earthquake relief since a major earthquake devastated more than ten cities in southeastern Turkey.
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