Turkey earthquake

Besiktas fans throw toys on field for children affected by earthquake

Besiktas fans threw thousands of stuffed toys onto the pitch during Sunday's match against Antalyaspor to donate to children impacted by the earthquake in Turkey and neighbouring Syria.

6 dead, around 300 injured as new quake hits Turkey-Syria border

Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said there had been 90 aftershocks

Body of Ghana footballer Atsu found in Turkey quake rubble: report

There were initial reports he had been rescued a day after the quake, but these turned out to be false.

Turkey-Syria Earthquake: Rescue phase ‘coming to a close’

The phase of the rescue after the major earthquake struck Turkey and Syria a week ago is “coming to a close” with urgency now switching to shelter, food, schooling and psychosocial care, the UN aid chief Martin Griffiths said during a visit to Syria yesterday.

How Syria's war has hindered earthquake relief

Thousands of people have been killed in Syria by the earthquake that struck its border region with Turkey on February 6 but aid has been slow to reach the most affected areas.

Ronaldo's jersey auctioned for Turkey earthquake relief

The kit is from Demiral's personal collection and he assured that all proceedings for the item will be sent for relief to fund Turkey's earthquake victims.

The world mustn't fail Turkey-Syria earthquake victims

Aid agencies, both the Turkish and Syrian governments, and the rebel groups must all work together.

Why is Turkey an earthquake hotspot?

Earthquakes are not uncommon in Turkey and other regions of the world. But why? It's important to know that the Earth's crust is a kind of puzzle ― albeit a dynamic one that consists of many individual pieces: A few gigantic oceanic plates and several small continental crustal plates. The science is not conclusive on exactly how many.

Ex-Newcastle winger Atsu 'in debris' of Turkey earthquake

Former Newcastle and Chelsea midfielder Atsu, 31, joined the Super Lig side in September under their sporting director Taner Savut.

February 6, 2023
February 6, 2023

Earthquake kills more than 3,800 in Turkey, Syria

Multi-storey apartment buildings full of residents were among the 5,606 structures reduced to rubble in Turkey, while Syria announced dozens of collapses, as well as damage to archaeological sites in Aleppo.

January 26, 2020
January 26, 2020

Turkey quake rescue winds down after dozens pulled from rubble

The magnitude 6.8 quake in Turkey left 31 people dead in Elazig province and four in the neighbouring province of Malatya, with more than 1,600 sustaining injuries. The earthquake was followed by more than 700 aftershocks, Disaster and Emergency Authority AFAD says.

July 21, 2017
July 21, 2017

2 killed in 6.7-magnitude quake off Greece, Turkey resorts

At least two people are killed on the Greek island of Kos Friday when a magnitude 6.7 earthquake shook the popular summer resort holiday destinations of the Dodecanese Islands in Greece and the Aegean coast of Turkey.

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