Aras, aged five, lost his two siblings and his father when the quake hit Turkey's city of Kahramanmaras.
BBC News Europe correspondent, southern Turkey
Aras may have survived, but his seven-year-old sister Hiranur did not. Neither did his nine-year-old brother Alp. Nor his father.Sitting at Aras's bedside and gently ruffling his grandson's dark hair Is Mehmet.Although now 72, Mehmet tells us he will for the rest of his days look after Aras as if he were his own son.
Aras's mum also survived - but he hasn't seen her since their world imploded. She is being treated at another hospital in the city but is expected to recover.Dr Mehmet Cihan, a paediatrician, travelled from Istanbul as quickly as he could to help his colleagues in KahramanmarasBut as we walked through the ward on Monday, it was not just a child with a remarkable story but also a 65-year-old man.Doctors then saved him, but both his legs had to be amputated.
The need for emergency care in the hours after the earthquake may have passed - but 80,000 people living here are lacking many medical services.
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