The 31-year-old’s family were at St James’ Park for Saturday night’s game against Liverpool. Newcastle owner Mehrdad Ghoudoussi wrote on Twitter that the club has “lose one of your own.”
The tribute to Atsu came after an equally emotional ovation to mark the 90th birthday of former Newcastle and England manager Sir Bobby Robson.
Atsu had been scheduled to fly out of southern Turkey hours before the quake, but the Hatayspor manager said on Friday the Ghanaian had opted to stay with the club after scoring the winning goal in the Super Lig match on February 5.
A number of other Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, Chelsea, Everton, Bournemouth, and West Ham, have also paid tribute through social media.