This photo taken from the sky on February 9, 2023 shows the destruction in the center of the city of Hatay, Turkey, following an earthquake (IHA via AP)

ISTANBUL (AP) — The body of Hatayspor sporting director Taner Savut was found from rubble on Tuesday, more than two weeks after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria neighbour, said this football club.

The February 6 earthquake killed nearly 46,000 people, including striker Christian Atsu, a Ghanaian national team player who played for Hatayspor and lived in the same luxurious 12-storey building as Sayut in Antakya, a city in the province. from Hatay.

Antakya, the city where Hatayspor play, is located in southern Turkey, the region hardest hit by the earthquake.

Hatayspor said it was “deeply saddened” by Savut’s death. Other top division teams expressed their condolences, as did the Turkish Football Federation.

Building contractor Ronesans Rezidans, where Atsu and Savut lived, was arrested more than a week ago at Istanbul airport as he was apparently trying to leave the country.

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