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Syriac church in southern Türkiye takes severe damage from February quakes

"We also experienced our share of these earthquakes that hit our region. Our church, particularly its east side, was destroyed," said Mor Grigorios Melki Ürek, the metropolitan of Adıyaman and its surrounding provinces.

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Built in 1701, the Mor Petrus and Mor Paulus Church in Adıyaman province is just one of the historical monuments on which the twin back-to-back earthquakes on Feb. 6 took their toll.