Question
Refugees from this country take over Turkey in the dystopian short film “Silent Invasion,” which was commissioned by the nativist firebrand Ümit Özdağ. For 10 points each:
[10e] What country, along with neighboring Turkey, was devastated by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake in February 2023?
ANSWER: Syria [or Syrian Arab Republic]
[10m] Tensions between Syrian refugees and Turks boiled over when a mob in this Turkish city killed a teenage student. The 2023 earthquake destroyed the Habib-i-Najjar mosque in this city near the Turkey-Syria border.
ANSWER: Antakya [or Antioch]
[10h] This leader of Turkey’s Republican People’s Party promised to repatriate Syrian refugees if elected. This member of the Alevi sect lost in a 2023 run-off against Erdoğan and was replaced as Main Opposition Leader by Özgür Özel after 13 years.
ANSWER: Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu (“klitch-dha-ROH-gloo”) [prompt on KK]
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