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5.5 quake jolts central Turkey, sending residents into the cold streetsA magnitude 5.5 earthquake shook central Turkey early Friday, with its epicenter in Niksar, Tokat province. While no damage was reported, r...
Turkish experts to help find hostage bodies in Gaza: SourcesTurkey has sent 81 disaster relief experts to the Gaza Strip, some of whom will help with finding the remains of 19 hostages still unaccoun...
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Turkey, causing about a dozen buildings to collapseA 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Balikesir, Turkey, on Sunday, leading to building collapses and trapping individuals. The quake's impact ...
Turkey earthquake: 6.2 magnitude quake in the Sea of Marmara shakes IstanbulA 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit Istanbul on Wednesday. The epicenter was in the Sea of Marmara. Aftershocks followed. Residents were asked t...
NGRI scientist warns of a possible 'greater earthquake' in UttarakhandDr. N Purnachandra Rao, chief scientist at the National Geophysical Research Institute said, “The region referred to as the seismic gap bet...
Cat refuses to leave its rescuer’s side after Turkey earthquake; See heartwarming pic hereThe devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria more than a week ago and rescue operations are still ongoing while several...
Germany to issue emergency visas to Turkish, Syrian earthquake victimsMore than 28,000 people were killed in the devastating earthquake that rocked Turkey and Syria on Monday. It reached 28,192 on Saturday (lo...
Earthquake death toll in Turkey climbs to 20,665 - AFADIt said that nearly 93,000 victims have been evacuated from the quake zone in southern Turkey and that more than 166,000 personnel were inv...
Rescues in Turkey offer moments of relief in quake aftermathRescuers pulled several people alive from the shattered remnants of buildings on Friday, some who survived more than 100 hours trapped unde...
Why first 72 hours are crucial for Turkey-Syria quake rescues- Injuries, temperature, water - "Generally, earthquakes do not kill people, collapsing infrastructure kills people," said Kelman, who has ...
Turkey-Syria Earthquakes: Over 285 aftershocks recorded in Turkey as WHO warns death toll can surge above 20,000According to recent statistics, over 13,000 people have been injured in Turkey. In the city of Iskenderun, a pile of rubble can be seen whe...
Karnataka govt sets up helpline to aid people from the state in quake-hit TurkiyeState Emergency Operation Helpline Numbers (Revenue Department-Disaster Management)- 080-1070, 080-22340676- will facilitate information an...
Over 2,600 dead in Turkey-Syria earthquake; WHO warns toll could rise furtherThe quake, felt as far away as Cairo, was centered about 90 kilometers (60 miles) from the Syrian border, just north of the city of Gaziant...
World powers rush to offer Turkey, Syria aid over quakeCountries around the world mobilised rapidly to send aid and rescue workers on Monday after a massive earthquake killed more than 2,300 peo...
Second earthquake of magnitude 7.6 hits Turkey's south -disaster agencyIt occurred at a depth of 7 km, AFAD said adding that the epicenter of the quake was Elbistan region of Kahramanmaras province.
Turkey, Syria earthquake: See horrific aftermath photosA powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria early Monday, toppling buildings and triggering a frantic search...
Death toll rises to 40 in Turkey coal mine explosionDesperate relatives had waited all night in the cold outside the state-owned TTK Amasra Muessese Mudurlugu mine in the town of Amasra, in t...
Dozens of workers trapped after blast in Turkish coal mineBartin Gov. Nurtac Arslan said a total of 49 people were still trapped in the mine. Earlier, Amasra's mayor, Recai Cakir, told HaberTurk te...
70-year-old pulled out alive in Turkey as quake toll hits 57The Friday afternoon earthquake, which the Istanbul-based Kandilli Institute said had a magnitude of 6.9, was centered in the Aegean northe...
Turkey mine blast kills at least 201, hundreds trappedHundreds more were still believed to be trapped in the mine in Soma, around 120 km (75 miles) northeast of the Aegean coastal city of Izmir.