ADIYAMAN, Turkey: A 17-year-old high school student has captured Turkish hearts after he filmed a farewell message to his loved ones as he was trapped under the rubble of his home during last week's earthquake.

Taha Erdem and his family were fast asleep when a 7.8-magnitude quake hit their hometown of Adiyaman in the early hours of February 6. Taha was abruptly woken by violent tremors shaking the four-story apartment building in a blue-collar neighborhood of the central Anatolian city.

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