The Latest Breaking News on Turkey Commemorates Its Worst Disaster Of Modern Times

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on Monday is likely to be one of the deadliest this decade, seismologists said, with a more than 100 km (62 miles) rupture between the Anatolian and Arabian plates.

Thousands of buildings flattened with the death toll certain to rise as rescue crews attempt to reach those trapped

Thousands of people were killed and hundreds of building were destroyed after a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey’s southeastern region, near the Syrian border, early on Monday. Just a few hours later as rescue efforts were underway, an earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale hit central Turkey. Another…

Dozens of governments have pledged their support via rescue teams, funds or other means as rescue oerations continue

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey: Tulin Akkaya had just started to gather her thoughts after being woken by the biggest earthquake to strike Turkey in nearly a century when a second massive jolt sent her scrambling for safety on the street.

Photographs show stones from walls of Roman-era building in Turkey have cascaded down its side

Rebel-held enclave in north-west Syria, across border from Turkey, among areas worst hit by disaster

Movement of tectonic plates against each other sends seismic waves rippling across earth’s surface

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