THE MASSES of people huddled under Day-Glo tents or simple bed sheets tied to sticks for a second straight night provided mute testimony to the difficulties that lie ahead in returning the densely populated region to normal following Tuesday’s powerful tremor.
 
In Golcuk, the plight of one family spoke for thousands. Brothers and nephews of Hacer Akdeniz have been frantically pulling chunks of concrete and household items from a pile of rubble that was an apartment building. They were energized by having heard Akdeniz, trapped with her 14-year-old daughter, call out for help. But that was on Tuesday, and since then, her voice has been silent. “She sounded tired and afraid,” said Akdeniz’s brother, Ercan. “Now there are no voices anymore.”