![People stand witnessing the rubble of a building destroyed by the earthquake.](https://tempestmag.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/earthquake_feature-700x476.jpg)
The earthquake in Türkiye and Syria
The fault lines of counterrevolution, authoritarianism, racism, and capitalism
by Shireen Akram-BosharOn Monday, February 6, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake (followed by another earthquake of 7.5 magnitude) struck southern Türkiye and northwest Syria in the early hours of the morning. Tempest Collective member Shireen Akram-Boshar explains that this tragedy is fundamentally political, affected by the fault lines of counterrevolution, authoritarianism, racism, and capitalism.