Hurriyet daily’s columnists Oktay Eksi, Tufan Turenc, Yalcin Bayer and Pakize Suda visited Bingol together with representatives from universities in the framework of the campaign launched by the newspaper to reinforce school buildings against a likely earthquake. Citizens wanted their city to be declared as a “disaster area”.

The journalists met Bingol Governor Huseyin Avni Cos, who said that 13 thousand 400 tents have been distributed to earthquake victims until now and that the permanent houses in the region would be concluded until December.