Baby and mother reunite 54 days after Turkey quake

A Syrian baby has been reunited with her mother after DNA testing some 54 days after February 6 earthquake that struck Turkiye and Syria. The baby, now three-and-a-half months old, was pulled from rubble after quake. Authorities were initially not able to locate the baby’s family. She was placed under state care and taken to a temporary shelter.

Caregivers gave her the name, Gizem, and referred to her as the “miracle baby". Her mother survived the quake, but Gizem’s father and two brothers died. Following DNA testing, Turkiye’s Ministry of Family and Social Services were able to determine the baby girl’s mother who was receiving treatment at a public hospital in Adana in southern Turkiye. She was reunited with her mother in an Adana hospital room last Friday.