The Nights The Ground Shook In Turkey

34min | 03/04/2025

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What would you do if you were witnessing one of the worst earthquakes of the century? Or worse, if you got the news that your family was stuck in it while you were a nine-hour flight away with no means of contacting them?

This episode starts at 4:17am in Turkiye on the 6th of February, when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the southern part of the country. For context - this is roughly the energy equivalent to 15,000 times the explosive power of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

Journalist Ruzgar Mehmet Akgun, who covered the disaster, hosts this podcast and brings us the tale of the nights that followed with Nuri Günay who witnessed the earthquake at home and Ilayada Habip afar. In the weeks that followed, Elias el haber, a researcher with the French Association of Earthquake Engineering, visited the worst-hit sites and shares his findings with us in this podcast.

Could 55,000 people who died, have a chance at being saved? We explain.

Directed, written and produced by Nick Heubeck, Paridhi Bhanot and Ruzgar Mehmet Akgun. Supervised by Lorraine Besse.

#upatnight is #ScPodcast based on an original idea by Alice Antheaume @alicanth

Music : @theo.boulenger

Illustration : @marinecoutroutsios

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About What keeps you up at night?

What goes on in the heads of leaders faced with the world's major challenges? What keeps them up at night? How do they fall asleep when they have so much responsibility? How do they get to sleep when there is so much at stake? What gives them insomnia?

International leaders and decision makers are invited into the studios of the Sciences Po School of Journalism. We believe that students will be able to hear their voice and be inspired now and in the future.

The interview is led by students from the Journalism and International Affairs programme at Sciences Po's School of Journalism and PSIA Sciences Po, with the coordination of professional journalists and teachers.

What keeps you up at night? is a podcast based on an original idea by Alice Antheaume.

Production: Louie Média.

Journalists: Marie Naudascher and Marine Séhan.

Music: Théo Boulenger.

Illustration: Marine Coutroutsios.

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Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About What keeps you up at night?

What goes on in the heads of leaders faced with the world's major challenges? What keeps them up at night? How do they fall asleep when they have so much responsibility? How do they get to sleep when there is so much at stake? What gives them insomnia?

International leaders and decision makers are invited into the studios of the Sciences Po School of Journalism. We believe that students will be able to hear their voice and be inspired now and in the future.

The interview is led by students from the Journalism and International Affairs programme at Sciences Po's School of Journalism and PSIA Sciences Po, with the coordination of professional journalists and teachers.

What keeps you up at night? is a podcast based on an original idea by Alice Antheaume.

Production: Louie Média.

Journalists: Marie Naudascher and Marine Séhan.

Music: Théo Boulenger.

Illustration: Marine Coutroutsios.

⭐ Subscribe to our podcast!

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

Description

What would you do if you were witnessing one of the worst earthquakes of the century? Or worse, if you got the news that your family was stuck in it while you were a nine-hour flight away with no means of contacting them?

This episode starts at 4:17am in Turkiye on the 6th of February, when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the southern part of the country. For context - this is roughly the energy equivalent to 15,000 times the explosive power of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.

Journalist Ruzgar Mehmet Akgun, who covered the disaster, hosts this podcast and brings us the tale of the nights that followed with Nuri Günay who witnessed the earthquake at home and Ilayada Habip afar. In the weeks that followed, Elias el haber, a researcher with the French Association of Earthquake Engineering, visited the worst-hit sites and shares his findings with us in this podcast.

Could 55,000 people who died, have a chance at being saved? We explain.

Directed, written and produced by Nick Heubeck, Paridhi Bhanot and Ruzgar Mehmet Akgun. Supervised by Lorraine Besse.

#upatnight is #ScPodcast based on an original idea by Alice Antheaume @alicanth

Music : @theo.boulenger

Illustration : @marinecoutroutsios

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About What keeps you up at night?

What goes on in the heads of leaders faced with the world's major challenges? What keeps them up at night? How do they fall asleep when they have so much responsibility? How do they get to sleep when there is so much at stake? What gives them insomnia?

International leaders and decision makers are invited into the studios of the Sciences Po School of Journalism. We believe that students will be able to hear their voice and be inspired now and in the future.

The interview is led by students from the Journalism and International Affairs programme at Sciences Po's School of Journalism and PSIA Sciences Po, with the coordination of professional journalists and teachers.

What keeps you up at night? is a podcast based on an original idea by Alice Antheaume.

Production: Louie Média.

Journalists: Marie Naudascher and Marine Séhan.

Music: Théo Boulenger.

Illustration: Marine Coutroutsios.

⭐ Subscribe to our podcast!

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

About What keeps you up at night?

What goes on in the heads of leaders faced with the world's major challenges? What keeps them up at night? How do they fall asleep when they have so much responsibility? How do they get to sleep when there is so much at stake? What gives them insomnia?

International leaders and decision makers are invited into the studios of the Sciences Po School of Journalism. We believe that students will be able to hear their voice and be inspired now and in the future.

The interview is led by students from the Journalism and International Affairs programme at Sciences Po's School of Journalism and PSIA Sciences Po, with the coordination of professional journalists and teachers.

What keeps you up at night? is a podcast based on an original idea by Alice Antheaume.

Production: Louie Média.

Journalists: Marie Naudascher and Marine Séhan.

Music: Théo Boulenger.

Illustration: Marine Coutroutsios.

⭐ Subscribe to our podcast!

Hosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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