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Time for tea and not self-pity, as the Turkish people pick up the pieces after the earthquakes
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A man getting his hair cut at an area where tents have been set up to house displaced residents in Kahramanmaras.
ST PHOTO: SAMUEL DEVARAJ
I’m more of a coffee person, but while in Turkey recently to cover the aftermath of the devastating earthquakes, I had almost five cups of tea daily.
It was winter, and hot tea was always offered by the locals manning aid relief centres, storage facilities and petrol kiosks.
