Turkish baby Faten Bakdash, known as the "miracle child", returned to the bosom of her mother, "Yasmine", after a 54-day separation due to the devastating earthquake that struck the southern Turkish state of Hatay at dawn on the sixth of last February.
Hatay'da enkaz altından 128 saat sonra çıkarılan 3,5 aylık Vetin Begdaş, 54 gün sonra Adana'da tedavi gören annesiyle buluşturuldu https://t.co/7gp8lWhtJ1 pic.twitter.com/Q1fvV17Got
— ANADOLU AJANSI (@anadoluajansi) April 2, 2023
The Turkish Ministry of Family and Social Services announced that Minister Derya Yang witnessed the moments of meeting Bakdash with her baby "Faten" (3.5 months) in Adana state in an emotional atmosphere after a separation of about two months, and expressed her happiness with this meeting.
Depremin ardından Ankara’da kuruluş bakımına aldığımız bir çocuğumuzu daha ailesi ile buluşturduk.
Hemşirelerin Gizem bebek adını koyduğu Vetin Begdaş 54 gün sonra Adana’da annesine kavuştu.😊
Devletimizin şefkat eli güzel yavrumuzun üzerinde olmaya devam edecek.
📍Adana pic.twitter.com/l9oTKcrXTk
— Derya Yanık (@deryayanikashb) April 1, 2023
Rescue teams rescued the baby from the rubble 128 hours after the quake, during which the baby lost her father and two brothers, and her mother was injured and taken to hospital in Adana province.
The Ministry of Family supervised the care of the child after rescuing her and transporting her on a presidential plane to a care institution in the capital, Ankara, after confirming that she did not suffer from any health problems, and the nurses named her "Gizem".
The competent authorities conducted the necessary investigations regarding the baby's family, and after examining DNA samples, they discovered that the baby's mother was Yasmine Bakdash, who underwent treatment at Adana Medical City.
In a press statement, the minister said: "Her mother is still undergoing treatment. After recovery, we will leave Faten in the custody of her mother."
On February 6, southern Turkey and northern Syria were hit by an earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale, followed by another with a magnitude of 7.6, followed by thousands of violent aftershocks, leaving tens of thousands dead and significant economic destruction.