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Erdbeben in der Türkei: "Niemanden zu erreichen, war ein schrechliches Gefühl"

Fundraising for her home country: Inci Kaygisuz (to the right) could not stand by idly. She simply had to act.

Imagine you are in Australia, it is early Monday morning and you just wake up. And the first news of the day is: earthquake in your home country. That's exactly what 3 million people with Turkish roots in Germany experienced on 6 February this year.

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By Christian Froelicher

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Imagine you are in Australia, it is early Monday morning and you just wake up. And the first news of the day is: earthquake in your home country. That's exactly what 3 million people with Turkish roots in Germany experienced on 6 February this year.

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