Turkey's Antakya is in ruins after the quake, erasing cultural and religious heritage
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Yusuf Kocaoglu stands in the wreckage of buildings damaged by the earthquake in Antakya, Turkey, as he tries to walk through the city where he used to give history tours.Claire Harbage/NPR ANTAKYA, Turkey Yusuf Kocaoglu, a professional guide, leads us on a tour he never wanted to give.The site of ancient Antioch a crossroads of civilizations and a modern tourist and religious pilgrimage destination in southern Turkey is one of the cities left most devastated by the Feb. 6 earthquake that killed tens of thousands in Turkey and Syria.
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