02.23.23
On February 6, 2023, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northwest Syria, just 21 miles west of Gaziantep, Turkey, a hub for nonwovens and textiles manufacturing and the home of companies including Mogul and Kurt Nonwovens and General Nonwovens. The quake and its aftershocks are estimated to have caused tens of thousands of deaths including more than 42,000 casualties in Turkey, making it the deadliest earthquake the country has seen since 1268. Additionally, more than 60,000 buildings have been destroyed, many roads have collapsed and the estimated cost of damage is $84 billion.
Serkan Gogus, CCO of Mogul, posted on his LinkedIn Page, “Our area has faced one of biggest earthquake catastrophes in our history. I want to thank all friends and business partners who shared their concern for us. Luckily in industrial zone and Gaziantep city center effect has been relatively limited. As far as I know we have no loss from our employees but unfortunately some of them has lost their relatives.”
He reports that Mogul’s plants and equipment are in good working condition and its offices in Istanbul and
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