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‘Elazığ not rebuilt as an earthquake-resistant city’

CHP REPORT

‘Elazığ not rebuilt as an earthquake-resistant city’

Main opposition CHP has prepared a report regarding the aftermath of the 6.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey’s eastern province of Elazığ in January 2020 and claimed the lives of 41 people.

14 January 2021

Chamber of engineers calls for mobilization against earthquake

MAGNITUDE 5.3 EARTHQUAKE IN ELAZIĞ

Chamber of engineers calls for mobilization against earthquake

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit Turkey’s eastern province of Elazığ yesterday morning. Releasing a statement regarding the issue, the Chamber of Civil Engineers has said, “Stop acting as if measures were taken; we have already lost so much time.”

28 December 2020

Elazığ Earthquake: Toros the Cat Rescued from Under Debris

Elazığ Earthquake: Toros the Cat Rescued from Under Debris

"The cat slept in the same place with us, it ate what we ate. We shared our supplies with it," the fire department director has said.

28 January 2020

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu: What Happened to 34 Billion Dollar Earthquake Tax?

CHP Chair Kılıçdaroğlu: What Happened to 34 Billion Dollar Earthquake Tax?

Main opposition CHP Chair Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu has said, “Everyone who has a conscience should ask themselves this question: For what have you spent the 34-billion-dollar earthquake tax that you collected from this nation?”

28 January 2020

AFAD: Last Body Recovered from Under Debris

AFAD: Last Body Recovered from Under Debris

The death toll of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake in the eastern Elazığ province has risen to 41.

27 January 2020

Elazığ Earthquake: Death Toll Rises to 40, Dozens Investigated Due to Social Media Posts

Elazığ Earthquake: Death Toll Rises to 40, Dozens Investigated Due to Social Media Posts

Forty-five people have been rescued from the debris after the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that left 76 of buildings demolished and 645 buildings seriously damaged.

27 January 2020

Bureaucratic Aftershocks of the Elazığ Earthquake

Bureaucratic Aftershocks of the Elazığ Earthquake

A total of 41 people died in the earthquake on 8 March. Without exception, the casualties occurred in old houses built from mud-bricks. Plans regarding the preparation before and the crisis management after an earthquake were incomplete and not taken into action.

12 March 2010 Erhan Üstündağ