Searching for my son

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

In the chaos following Turkey’s devastating earthquake in February, Omar was separated from his son Ahmed after both were pulled alive from the collapsed ruins of their home. Omar lost his first born and his wife but believes Ahmed could still be alive. Many children went missing in the aftermath of the earthquake. Some ended up in hospitals or childrens’ homes on the other side of the country and families have spent months trying to locate them. But for many of the estimated 3.5 million Syrian refugees, searching for lost loved ones is even harder - there are language barriers and a lack of money, or sometimes official I.D cards. Omar has enlisted the help of Nadine, a fashion designer before the quake, whose now trying to reunite Syrian families. She and her team find both success and heartbreak. Emily Wither follows Omar, a Syrian refugee, as he searches for his son across South East Turkey. Producer: Phoebe Keane Producers in Turkey: Zeynep Bilginsoy, Musab Subuh

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0:00.0	15 years ago, 23-year-old Norwegian student Martina Vick Magnussen was killed in an apartment near Mephe.
0:07.0	23-year-old Martina Vick Magnussen was found partially buried in the basement.
0:12.0	Before being questioned, the only suspect in the case had fled the UK to Yemen.
0:17.0	I made a promise to Martina's family to find out what happened.
0:21.0	Murder in Mephe, part of the documentary, find it wherever you get your BBC podcast.
0:31.0	I'm sorry, but I'm sorry.
0:34.0	I'm sorry.
0:36.0	I'm sorry.
0:37.0	These are photos of my son.
0:39.0	I'm hanging them here in case someone sees him or knows anything about him.
0:43.0	In the hope that they will contact God bless them.
0:47.0	Omar has just taken one of his missing person flyers from his black plastic bag.
0:54.0	He's got a small pot of glue with him that he's using to attach the flyers.
1:00.0	It says, Kaip at the top missing.
1:03.0	And underneath is a photo of Ahmed.
1:06.0	He's wearing a red spider-man t-shirt. He's got black shorts on.
1:10.0	He's sat in a yellow chair and he has a huge grin on his face.
1:18.0	My darling, be careful.
1:21.0	I hope all as well. I'm going to find you.
1:28.0	Omar is one of hundreds of people searching for their children after two powerful earthquake struck Turkey in Syria on February 6th.
1:35.0	The first woke him up at 417 in the morning.
1:44.0	Here is my home. I was sleeping here.
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