Malatya Earthquake
Truth Emerges After Three Years: Minister Ersoy's Brush with Death in Malatya Earthquake Revealed
A critical and previously undisclosed detail from the devastating earthquakes of February 6, 2023, has come to light three years after the disaster. It has been revealed that Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy , who was appointed as the coordinator minister for Malatya, narrowly escaped death when the provincial governor's building partially collapsed during a major aftershock while he was inside.
Minister Ersoy, who was dispatched to the region immediately after the first quakes, was conducting a coordination meeting at the Malatya Governorate Office when a second major tremor struck. The powerful shaking caused part of the building to collapse, but the minister emerged from the rubble unharmed. This harrowing personal experience, which occurred while he was leading crisis management efforts, had never been publicly shared until now.
The incident was emotionall…