Death toll rises to 22 in eastern Turkey
39 people rescued from the rubble of collapsed houses, buildings, says Turkish interior minister.
39 people rescued from the rubble of collapsed houses, buildings, says Turkish interior minister.
The search and rescue operations are continuing and the death toll could rise, said the ministry.
Hundreds of rescue personnel from different provinces were transferred to areas jolted by the disaster.
A number of countries and foreign diplomatic missions to Turkey sent condolences Friday including the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus ...
Turkish Disaster Presidency earlier announced that at least 20 were killed and many others were wounded.
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Greece, EU among nations sending condolences after the 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Elazığ province late Friday.
A massive earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 strikes eastern Turkey on Friday, killing at least 20 people, causing buildings ...
Quake’s epicenter located 13 kilometers below surface, according to country's disaster agency.
The tremor felt across several districts of Turkey's Mugla province.
On August 17, 1999, Turkey was hit by a powerful earthquake, which claimed the lives of some 17,000 people.