“We promised our nation that we would always keep their memories alive in our hearts and minds, protect what they entrusted to us, and raise our cities that were destroyed by the earthquake back to their feet,” Erdogan said.
“Today, with Allah’s permission, we have overcome this challenge and rebuilt and revived our cities in as short a time as three years. We kept our word,” he added.
His post was accompanied by a video showing scenes of the destruction from 2023 alongside images of newly built housing, infrastructure and public facilities.
The twin earthquakes, centred in Kahramanmaras province, killed tens of thousands of people and caused massive damage across southern Türkiye.
Erdogan is also expected to attend memorial ceremonies for the victims later on Friday.
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