Ahmet Akar says his family is living in a tent in freezing conditions after the earthquake
By Will Jefford & Jeremy BallA restaurant owner has visited his home city in Turkey to support his family who were hit by the earthquake.
Ahmet Akar travelled from Nottingham to Elbistan in southern Turkey for 10 days to help his parents, who are living in a tent as temperatures fall below zero.Hundreds of thousands of people have been left homeless after 56,000 died in the earthquake which hit Turkey and Syria on 6 February. Mr Akar, who owns the Anatolia restaurant in High Street, Beeston, said his parents were forced to move to a white tent which does not provide much protection from the cold weather.
He said he even tried to buy them a shipping container to provide better shelter as the region continues to feel small tremors following the quake.Ahmet Akar's family are living in a tent after their city was severely damaged by the earthquake"It was cold. I tried to buy a shipping container to live in but I couldn't because it was four or five thousand pounds. Normally it's £1,000.
Elbistan was one of 11 Turkish cities that suffered widespread destruction during February's earthquake.
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