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‘My building is just too old’: Teen explains window jump during İstanbul quake

‘My building is just too old’: Teen explains window jump during İstanbul quake

Unable to afford the cost of renewal, many residents continue to live in unsafe buildings despite the looming threat of a major earthquake.

'Nowhere feels safe anyway': İstanbulites confused about earthquake assembly planning

'Nowhere feels safe anyway': İstanbulites confused about earthquake assembly planning

As earthquake anxiety continues in İstanbul, we asked residents if they know where their nearest assembly areas are.

25 April 2025 Ali Dinç

Questions resurface over İstanbul's earthquake assembly zones

Questions resurface over İstanbul's earthquake assembly zones

Many assembly points in the city are small spaces like open lots next to apartment buildings or schoolyards, and are only meant for temporary congregation, warns the head of the Chamber of Civil Engineers.

24 April 2025 Hikmet Adal

Minister admits major telecom disruptions after İstanbul earthquake

Minister admits major telecom disruptions after İstanbul earthquake

Uraloğlu to meet executives of the three major GSM operators in the country.

Turkey officially dismisses HAARP conspiracy theories after İstanbul quake

Turkey officially dismisses HAARP conspiracy theories after İstanbul quake

Such conspiracy theories usually spread on social media after natural disasters.

İstanbulites spend night outdoors as earthquake triggers fears

İstanbulites spend night outdoors as earthquake triggers fears

People took shelter in schools, sports centers and recreational areas as aftershocks continued.

Powerful earthquake hits İstanbul, over 150 injured after jumping from buildings

Powerful earthquake hits İstanbul, over 150 injured after jumping from buildings

The quake was felt strongly in İstanbul and surrounding provinces as experts elaborate on whether it could be a sign of the anticipated massive earthquake in İstanbul.

Forced land seizure in Hatay: 'We survived the earthquake, but the government is killing us'

Forced land seizure in Hatay: 'We survived the earthquake, but the government is killing us'

Construction machinery entered lands expropriated for post-disaster housing and uprooted trees. Citizens whose lands were seized protested the action.

16 April 2025 Vecih Cuzdan

Earthquake strikes northwestern Turkey, felt in İstanbul

Earthquake strikes northwestern Turkey, felt in İstanbul

The epicenter of the magnitude 4.1 quake was Bursa's Nilüfer district.

27 January 2025

Municipality car park in Beyoğlu evacuated due to structural deformation

Municipality car park in Beyoğlu evacuated due to structural deformation

The Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality has issued a statement regarding the structural deformation observed in the columns of the Tepebaşı Car Park in the Beyoğlu district, adding that the necessary repairs would swiftly be carried out.

26 December 2024

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes off Turkey's northwestern coast, tremors felt in Greece

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes off Turkey's northwestern coast, tremors felt in Greece

The quake in the Gulf of Saros occured at a depth of 25.5 kilometers, according to Turkey's disaster agency.

12 December 2024

Magnitude 4.1 earthquake shakes Maraş

Magnitude 4.1 earthquake shakes Maraş

The earthquake occurred in Göksun district at 10.12 am local time (GMT+3) at a depth of 7.1 kilometers, according to AFAD. No damage has been reported after the quake.

28 November 2024

Moderate earthquake hits Turkey’s Malatya

Moderate earthquake hits Turkey’s Malatya

Malatya was one of the 11 provinces severely affected by the devastating February 2023 earthquakes. There has been increasing seismic activity in the city recently, with a powerful quake occurring in the last month.

15 November 2024

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes eastern Turkey

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes eastern Turkey

Elazığ was one of the 11 provinces affected by the devastating double arthquake in Februry 2023.

8 November 2024

Powerful earthquake strikes Turkey's Malatya, one of the cities devastated by February 2023 quakes

Powerful earthquake strikes Turkey's Malatya, one of the cities devastated by February 2023 quakes

The 5.9 magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of 10.07 kilometers. Tremors were felt in nearby provinces.

16 October 2024

M4.2 earthquake shakes Mediterranean Sea

M4.2 earthquake shakes Mediterranean Sea

The quake's epicenter was located off the Crete island, about 500 kilometers off Turkey's southwestern coast.

19 September 2024

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolts Syria's Hama, tremors felt in southern Turkey

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake jolts Syria's Hama, tremors felt in southern Turkey

As of now, there have been no reports of casualties or significant damage in Hatay and Antep.

M4.3 earthquake in Muğla

M4.3 earthquake in Muğla

The earthquake occurred at a depth of 11.3 kilometers.

19 February 2024

M5.2 earthquake strikes Turkey's Malatya

M5.2 earthquake strikes Turkey's Malatya

The quake was also felt in nearby provinces. No casualties or damage have been reported.

25 January 2024

M4.1 earthquake jolts NW Turkey, tremors felt in İstanbul

M4.1 earthquake jolts NW Turkey, tremors felt in İstanbul

The earthquake occurred off Yalova coast and the tremors were felt in nearby cities.

18 December 2023

Does olive oil produced in quake-affected regions contain asbestos?

Does olive oil produced in quake-affected regions contain asbestos?

We had the products of some producers who produce olive oil in the Samandağ region analyzed.

24 November 2023 Bülent Şık

Turkey passes law enabling government to designate any property ‘reserve building zone’

Turkey passes law enabling government to designate any property ‘reserve building zone’

The parliament has passed the new urban transformation law.

8 November 2023

AKP-MHP reject proposal to search for missing people after February earthquakes

AKP-MHP reject proposal to search for missing people after February earthquakes

Opposition deputies emphasize the plight of thousands missing in the aftermath of the destructive earthquakes that struck 11 provinces in Turkey's southern and southeastern regions

27 October 2023

AFAD: Marmara earthquake will affect seven provinces

AFAD: Marmara earthquake will affect seven provinces

AFAD Risk Assessment and Prevention Department President Gökhan Yılmaz emphasized the need to strengthen the infrastructure of the cities, including energy, drinking water, transportation, and communication, in addition to building renovations.

23 October 2023

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake shakes Malatya

Magnitude 5.0 earthquake shakes Malatya

Malatya was one of the 11 cities affected by the powerful earthquakes in February in Maraş, which clamed the lives of tens of thousands of people.

Discrimination allegations against Alevi minority following earthquakes on parliamentary agenda

Discrimination allegations against Alevi minority following earthquakes on parliamentary agenda

Post-earthquake reconstruction efforts have overlooked Alevi villages in Maraş, in addition to other problems, according to a local religious association.

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes eastern Turkey

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes eastern Turkey

Twenty-two people have been injured in the quake, including some leaping from balconies, according to the authorities.

5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Adana

5.5 magnitude earthquake hits Adana

No casualties have been reported after the quake. Adana was one of the 11 provinces affected by the devastating double earthquake back in February.

Recycling workers offer depots as refuge, colleagues as blood donors in an earthquake

Recycling workers offer depots as refuge, colleagues as blood donors in an earthquake

İstanbul's Recycling Workers Association outlined their action plan for a potential earthquake, which involves repurposing their waste facilities into shelters and proposing their (migrant) companions as unbound strong rescuers and blood donors.

12 May 2023 Wouter Massink

İstanbul grapples with housing crisis while thousands of homes remain vacant

İstanbul grapples with housing crisis while thousands of homes remain vacant

Despite the high demand for safe and affordable housing in İstanbul, an estimated 450,000 to 750,000 houses remain unoccupied.

2 May 2023 Wouter Massink

Media chief claims Turkey is the country most at risk of disinformation

Media chief claims Turkey is the country most at risk of disinformation

Fake news and false information have been hazardous and prevalent since the February 6 earthquakes, Turkey's Communications Director, Fahrettin Altun, addressed in a video message.

KFC withdraws from Turkey's quake-hit regions, forces employees to resign

KFC withdraws from Turkey's quake-hit regions, forces employees to resign

"They will be dragged into a second disaster by being deprived of their income. This decision is genuinely sentencing the survivors to death by hunger. It is like pronouncing them to a second death," says a trade union leader.

31 March 2023 Hikmet Adal

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