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İstanbul Municipality Announces Earthquake Assembly Areas

İstanbul Municipality Announces Earthquake Assembly Areas

The municipality has announced the "assembly areas" and "temporary sheltering areas" for the 39 districts of the city.

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

6.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Turkey's Eastern Province of Elazığ

6.8-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Turkey's Eastern Province of Elazığ

As of 4 p.m. today, 22 people have lost their lives and 1,243 people have been wounded in the earthquake that hit the district of Sivrice in Turkey’s eastern province of Elazığ on January 24. 42 people have been rescued from the rubble of collapsed buildings.

25 January 2020

212 Aftershocks Following 5.4-Magnitude Manisa Earthquake

212 Aftershocks Following 5.4-Magnitude Manisa Earthquake

In a statement released by the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), as of 9.25 a.m. local time in Turkey, Manisa has been hit by 212 aftershocks following the 5.4-magnitude earthquake and Ankara by 10 aftershocks.

23 January 2020

Earthquakes in Manisa and Ankara

Earthquakes in Manisa and Ankara

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit the Akhisar district of Manisa at 10.22 p.m. yesterday. This morning, the capital city of Ankara has also been hit by a magnitude 4.5 earthquake. No one has been wounded in the incidents.

23 January 2020

CHP MP: What Has the Earthquake Tax been Spent For?

CHP MP: What Has the Earthquake Tax been Spent For?

CHP Milletvekili Dr. CHP MP Aygün has asked Vice President Oktay, "How much money was collected within the framework of the earthquake tax after the 1999 earthquake? Where has this resource been spent?"

‘Doors of Silivri Prison Wards Remain Locked at the Night of İstanbul Earthquake’

‘Doors of Silivri Prison Wards Remain Locked at the Night of İstanbul Earthquake’

Visiting Silivri Prison, CHP MP Çakırözer has said that in response to inmates’ request for the doors of their wards to remain unlocked in case of an emergency, the prison administration answered, “That door opens only with the permission of Minister of Justice”.

30 September 2019

Earthquake Survey: 77 Percent Don’t Know What to do at the Moment of Earthquake

Earthquake Survey: 77 Percent Don’t Know What to do at the Moment of Earthquake

An earthquake survey conducted in İstanbul has shown that 83 percent expect a bigger and more destructive earthquake in the city following the 5.8-magnitude earthquake.

30 September 2019

464 Buildings Reported Damaged, One-Day Suspension at 14 Schools in İstanbul

464 Buildings Reported Damaged, One-Day Suspension at 14 Schools in İstanbul

The Emergency Management Center of İstanbul Governorship has announced that it has received notices of damage for 464 buildings after İstanbul earthquake. Education at 14 schools in 9 cities has also been suspended.

27 September 2019

Investigation Against People ‘Sharing Unfounded Allegations About Earthquake’

Investigation Against People ‘Sharing Unfounded Allegations About Earthquake’

The Governorship of İstanbul has announced that a legal action has been taken against the voice records that alleged that “a major earthquake would hit İstanbul last night”.

27 September 2019

İmamoğlu: Places Said to be Assembly Areas Don’t Have Necessary Physical Qualities

İmamoğlu: Places Said to be Assembly Areas Don’t Have Necessary Physical Qualities

Mayor of İstanbul İmamoğlu has stated, “It is said that 2,864 parks and similar places were reported to Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) as emergency assembly areas. These places do not have the necessary physical qualities”.

27 September 2019

Number of Emergency Assembly Areas in İstanbul 'Reduced from 407 to 77'

Number of Emergency Assembly Areas in İstanbul 'Reduced from 407 to 77'

The TMMOB and İstanbul City Defense said after today's earthquake that most of the assembly areas have been zoned for construction.

26 September 2019

İstanbul Earthquake: First Statements by Mayor, President

İstanbul Earthquake: First Statements by Mayor, President

Mayor İmamoğlu has said they are “on alert”, President Erdoğan has remarked that there are “tens of thousands of assembly areas” in the city.

26 September 2019

5.8-Magnitude Earthquake in İstanbul

5.8-Magnitude Earthquake in İstanbul

A major earthquake hit İstanbul at around 2 p.m. today. The magnitude of the earthquake, which was felt across the city and its vicinity, has been announced as 5.8 by Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute.

26 September 2019

Small Earthquake Shakes İstanbul

Small Earthquake Shakes İstanbul

A 4.7 magnitude earthquake in the Marmara Sea has been reported.

24 September 2019

20th Year of Gölcük Earthquake: 17 Thousand People Lost Their Lives

20th Year of Gölcük Earthquake: 17 Thousand People Lost Their Lives

Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of August 17 Earthquake, which claimed the lives of 17,840 people according to official figures. We once again remember the toll of the earthquake, asking “Is Turkey prepared for an earthquake?”

16 August 2019 Hikmet Adal

Fifty-Nine Buildings Severely Damaged in Denizli Earthquake

Fifty-Nine Buildings Severely Damaged in Denizli Earthquake

The Interior Minister has announced that 81 people applied to hospitals and 83 aftershocks occurred after yesterday's earthquake.

Earthquakes in Denizli, Aegean Sea

Earthquakes in Denizli, Aegean Sea

Earthquakes of 5.7 magnitude in Denizli and 4.8 in Aegean Sea have hit western Turkey. Five people have been hospitalized.

Earthquake in Aegean Sea

Earthquake in Aegean Sea

An earthquake with 6.3 magnitude happened in the Aegean Sea at 3:28 p.m.

Three Out of Four of 493 Assembly Areas Have Been Zoned for Construction

16TH ANNIVERSARY OF 1999 MARMARA EARTHQUAKE

Three Out of Four of 493 Assembly Areas Have Been Zoned for Construction

A commemoration ceremony was performed on 16th anniversary of August 17, 1999 Marmara Earthquake. Chamber of Architects İstanbul Branch Chairperson Cemal Gökçe drew attention that İstanbul wasn’t more ready for an earthquake than 1999.

“İstanbul isn’t More Ready for an Earthquake than 1999”

CHAMBER OF ARCHITECTS BRANCH CHAIRPERSON CEMAL GÖKÇE:

“İstanbul isn’t More Ready for an Earthquake than 1999”

Chamber of Architects İstanbul Branch Chairperson Cemal Gökçe, said İstanbul is still unprepared for an earthquake since August 17, 1999. Qualified supervision and sustained urbanization were stressed.

13 August 2015 Beyza Kural

Teachers Take the Street in Aftermath of Van Earthquakes

Teachers Take the Street in Aftermath of Van Earthquakes

Teachers in Van took the street to protest the handling of the aftermath of the two major earthquakes that hit the region in October and November 2011. They drew attention to the still very bad situation of earthquake victims and to the persistent problem of housing.

16 January 2012

Major Earthquake in Eastern Turkey

Major Earthquake in Eastern Turkey

The eastern city of Van was hit by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Sunday, 23 October. More than 200 people died and more than a thousand people were injured in the quake.

24 October 2011

Earthquake in South-East Turkey: 57 Casualties

Earthquake in South-East Turkey: 57 Casualties

An earthquake of 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked the region of the south-eastern province of Elazığ with its epicentre in the Karakoçan County in the early morning hours of 8 March. Latest numbers speak of 57 casualties and more than 60 injured.

8 March 2010 Erol Önderoğlu

Small Earthquake in Marmara Sea

Last night some people in Istanbul felt the three-second shake originating in the Marmara Sea.

Earthquake in Ankara

The Bala district of Ankara province experienced an earthquake on Thursday, the first day of the Feast of Sacrifice.

24 December 2007 A. Nilüfer Zengin Kürkçü

Istanbul Not Prepared for Earthquake

Istanbul Not Prepared for Earthquake

On the anniversary of the 1999 earthquake in the Marmara Sea region, it is clear that Istanbul is not prepared for a future earthquake, predicted to take place within the next thirty years.

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