Earlier, Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered to transfer all universities in the country to distance education.
“Due to the consequences of the devastating earthquakes with the epicenter in Kahramanmaras, Turkish universities will switch to full distance education,” Erdogan said during a visit to the southeastern province of Diyarbakir. of the country on February 11.
However, the opposition leader did not support the government’s decision and wanted to preserve the usual way of life for young people, despite the natural disaster that hit Turkey.
“I expect the decision to move from universities to distance learning will be reviewed. As political parties, let’s open up all our infrastructure in Turkey, let’s not force our young people to foot the bill for the disaster, let’s not let’s not snatch them from life.” Kılıçdaroğlu appealed to the Turkish authorities.
He also said he was ready to allocate all the premises belonging to his party, including the headquarters, to the education of students.
“This also applies to our family homes. Let’s not touch the young people this time. They are all we have left,” summed up the opponent.
On the night of February 6, the largest earthquake in the country’s history since 1939, with an amplitude of 7.7, occurred in the Turkish province of Kahramanmaras. Another with an amplitude of 7.6 followed in the afternoon. Later, the inhabitants of the south-east of the country suffered more than a hundred powerful aftershocks. Thousands of buildings collapsed in areas where strong tremors were felt.
According to the latest data from the emergency department of the republic, the elements claimed the lives of more than 29,000 people. At least 80,000 were injured.
Turkish leader Erdogan has described the earthquakes as “one of the greatest disasters in human history”.
