Turkey and its neighboring Syria are reeling after the two major earthquakes that recently rocked the area, with the death toll now at an estimated 15,000. Freezing temperatures have made the rescue mission of finding survivors even more difficult, and people express their frustration with the government's slow disaster response, with international rescue teams and foreign rescuers scrambling to give aid.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pledged to rebuild the many demolished towns and cities within a year, but with a full extent of the disaster not yet known and over 6,400 collapsed buildings, it may not be achievable. He also offered 10,000 Turkish lira to families, but did not release the eligibility criteria.

Unfortunately, the grim reality of the situation was made vulnerable in southern Turkey when people scuffled for tents distributed by aid agencies and scrambled for blankets. Additionally, the current political situation of the US has made helping Syrian victims difficult, attempting