This photograph taken on May 22, 2023 in Hatay, shows the statue of Mustafa Kemal AtatÅrk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, in the courtyard of a school heavily damaged by the earthquakes that hit southern Turkey earlier in the year. The Turkish President faced mounting criticism of his government's slow response to February's earthquakes as survivors used their hands and basic tools to pull people trapped under the ruins, yet to the surprise of many, his ruling AKP party came out on top in the majority of cities affected, in the first round of Presidential Elecections on May 14, 2023. His dominance in the quake zones shocked opponents who took to Twitter on the night of the first round to expose their anger. (Photo by Can EROK / AFP)