KOCAELI, TURKIYE - MARCH 05: Underwater documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Tahsin Ceylan, accompanied by Degirmendere Underwater Society Founding President 1st class diver Murat Kulakac dive in the area where sycamore trees of Cinarlik Square, which was pulled into the sea on August 17, 1999 during the earthquake, because the fault line passed in Degirmendere Neighborhood of Golcuk, Kocaeli, Turkiye on March 05, 2025. Some plane trees, which are about 50 meters off the shore, stood upright and their trunks were yellow, despite the passage of years. ( Tahsin Ceylan - Anadolu Agency )

KOCAELI, TURKIYE - MARCH 05: Underwater documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Tahsin Ceylan, accompanied by Degirmendere Underwater Society Founding President 1st class diver Murat Kulakac dive in the area where sycamore trees of Cinarlik Square, which was pulled into the sea on August 17, 1999 during the earthquake, because the fault line passed in Degirmendere Neighborhood of Golcuk, Kocaeli, Turkiye on March 05, 2025. Some plane trees, which are about 50 meters off the shore, stood upright and their trunks were yellow, despite the passage of years. ( Tahsin Ceylan - Anadolu Agency )

KOCAELI, TURKIYE - MARCH 05: Underwater documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Tahsin Ceylan, accompanied by Degirmendere Underwater Society Founding President 1st class diver Murat Kulakac dive in the area where sycamore trees of Cinarlik Square, which was pulled into the sea on August 17, 1999 during the earthquake, because the fault line passed in Degirmendere Neighborhood of Golcuk, Kocaeli, Turkiye on March 05, 2025. Some plane trees, which are about 50 meters off the shore, stood upright and their trunks were yellow, despite the passage of years. ( Tahsin Ceylan - Anadolu Agency )

KOCAELI, TURKIYE - MARCH 05: Underwater documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Tahsin Ceylan, accompanied by Degirmendere Underwater Society Founding President 1st class diver Murat Kulakac dive in the area where sycamore trees of Cinarlik Square, which was pulled into the sea on August 17, 1999 during the earthquake, because the fault line passed in Degirmendere Neighborhood of Golcuk, Kocaeli, Turkiye on March 05, 2025. Some plane trees, which are about 50 meters off the shore, stood upright and their trunks were yellow, despite the passage of years. ( Tahsin Ceylan - Anadolu Agency )

KOCAELI, TURKIYE - MARCH 05: Underwater documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Tahsin Ceylan, accompanied by Degirmendere Underwater Society Founding President 1st class diver Murat Kulakac dive in the area where sycamore trees of Cinarlik Square, which was pulled into the sea on August 17, 1999 during the earthquake, because the fault line passed in Degirmendere Neighborhood of Golcuk, Kocaeli, Turkiye on March 05, 2025. Some plane trees, which are about 50 meters off the shore, stood upright and their trunks were yellow, despite the passage of years. ( Tahsin Ceylan - Anadolu Agency )

KOCAELI, TURKIYE - MARCH 05: Underwater documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Tahsin Ceylan, accompanied by Degirmendere Underwater Society Founding President 1st class diver Murat Kulakac dive in the area where sycamore trees of Cinarlik Square, which was pulled into the sea on August 17, 1999 during the earthquake, because the fault line passed in Degirmendere Neighborhood of Golcuk, Kocaeli, Turkiye on March 05, 2025. Some plane trees, which are about 50 meters off the shore, stood upright and their trunks were yellow, despite the passage of years. ( Tahsin Ceylan - Anadolu Agency )

KOCAELI, TURKIYE - MARCH 05: Underwater documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Tahsin Ceylan, accompanied by Degirmendere Underwater Society Founding President 1st class diver Murat Kulakac dive in the area where sycamore trees of Cinarlik Square, which was pulled into the sea on August 17, 1999 during the earthquake, because the fault line passed in Degirmendere Neighborhood of Golcuk, Kocaeli, Turkiye on March 05, 2025. Some plane trees, which are about 50 meters off the shore, stood upright and their trunks were yellow, despite the passage of years. ( Tahsin Ceylan - Anadolu Agency )

KOCAELI, TURKIYE - MARCH 05: Underwater documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Tahsin Ceylan, accompanied by Degirmendere Underwater Society Founding President 1st class diver Murat Kulakac dive in the area where sycamore trees of Cinarlik Square, which was pulled into the sea on August 17, 1999 during the earthquake, because the fault line passed in Degirmendere Neighborhood of Golcuk, Kocaeli, Turkiye on March 05, 2025. Some plane trees, which are about 50 meters off the shore, stood upright and their trunks were yellow, despite the passage of years. ( Tahsin Ceylan - Anadolu Agency )

KOCAELI, TURKIYE - MARCH 05: Underwater documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Tahsin Ceylan, accompanied by Degirmendere Underwater Society Founding President 1st class diver Murat Kulakac dive in the area where sycamore trees of Cinarlik Square, which was pulled into the sea on August 17, 1999 during the earthquake, because the fault line passed in Degirmendere Neighborhood of Golcuk, Kocaeli, Turkiye on March 05, 2025. Some plane trees, which are about 50 meters off the shore, stood upright and their trunks were yellow, despite the passage of years. ( Tahsin Ceylan - Anadolu Agency )

KOCAELI, TURKIYE - MARCH 05: Underwater documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Tahsin Ceylan, accompanied by Degirmendere Underwater Society Founding President 1st class diver Murat Kulakac dive in the area where sycamore trees of Cinarlik Square, which was pulled into the sea on August 17, 1999 during the earthquake, because the fault line passed in Degirmendere Neighborhood of Golcuk, Kocaeli, Turkiye on March 05, 2025. Some plane trees, which are about 50 meters off the shore, stood upright and their trunks were yellow, despite the passage of years. ( Tahsin Ceylan - Anadolu Agency )

KOCAELI, TURKIYE - MARCH 05: Underwater documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Tahsin Ceylan, accompanied by Degirmendere Underwater Society Founding President 1st class diver Murat Kulakac dive in the area where sycamore trees of Cinarlik Square, which was pulled into the sea on August 17, 1999 during the earthquake, because the fault line passed in Degirmendere Neighborhood of Golcuk, Kocaeli, Turkiye on March 05, 2025. Some plane trees, which are about 50 meters off the shore, stood upright and their trunks were yellow, despite the passage of years. ( Tahsin Ceylan - Anadolu Agency )

KOCAELI, TURKIYE - MARCH 05: Underwater documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Tahsin Ceylan, accompanied by Degirmendere Underwater Society Founding President 1st class diver Murat Kulakac dive in the area where sycamore trees of Cinarlik Square, which was pulled into the sea on August 17, 1999 during the earthquake, because the fault line passed in Degirmendere Neighborhood of Golcuk, Kocaeli, Turkiye on March 05, 2025. Some plane trees, which are about 50 meters off the shore, stood upright and their trunks were yellow, despite the passage of years. ( Tahsin Ceylan - Anadolu Agency )

KOCAELI, TURKIYE - MARCH 05: Underwater documentary filmmaker and cinematographer Tahsin Ceylan, accompanied by Degirmendere Underwater Society Founding President 1st class diver Murat Kulakac dive in the area where sycamore trees of Cinarlik Square, which was pulled into the sea on August 17, 1999 during the earthquake, because the fault line passed in Degirmendere Neighborhood of Golcuk, Kocaeli, Turkiye on March 05, 2025. Some plane trees, which are about 50 meters off the shore, stood upright and their trunks were yellow, despite the passage of years. ( Tahsin Ceylan - Anadolu Agency )