His colleague, Kubra Kabakli (ph), says this is coming on top of a previous housing crisis in Mersin sparked by earlier floods of migrants who wound up here after fleeing conflict at home. Sometimes, he says, the rent doubles or triples during the course of a single day. Celik says the influx has spurred many landlords to jack up rent prices far above what's allowed by law. But what's getting attention at the moment is how some of the city's landlords have responded. KENYON: That number came from Mersin's mayor, Vahap Secer.
SAMET CELIK: (Through interpreter) Yes, since the first earthquake, they say most of the people evacuated have ended up here, maybe as many as 400,000 people. PETER KENYON, BYLINE: In a small office in Mersin, real estate agent Samet Celik (ph) says the influx of people needing housing has been overwhelming. It's a busy port city where a huge population is now searching for homes. Earthquake survivors in Turkey and Syria are still facing huge questions about their future like, where will they live? Three weeks after the quakes brought near total destruction to many towns and neighborhoods, NPR's Peter Kenyon visited Mersin, Turkey.
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