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On February 6, 2023, an earthquake measuring 7.8 magnitude hit southeastern Turkey near the Syrian border. This was followed by another earthquake measuring 7.5 magnitude around 59 miles southwest nine hours later. The earthquake near Gaziantep in south-central Turkey was the strongest recorded there since 1939 and the most devastating earthquake to hit Turkey in more than 20 years. The Turkish government responded by declaring a level-4 emergency and calling for international assistance, and the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) and the Turkish Red Crescent led the coordination efforts. Governments around the world sent rescue teams and offered aid. As of March 1, more than 11,000 aftershocks have occurred, and more are expected in the future. The confirmed death toll is 59,259, with 50,783 in Turkey and 8,476 in Syria. This makes it the deadliest earthquake in Turkey since the 526 Antioch earthquake and the deadliest natural disaster in its modern history. Damages we

June 14, 2020: Recent flooding in Ankara, the capital city of Turkey has claimed lives of one people and damaged more than 250 houses. A man trying to clean his flooded barbershop died after he got electrocuted due to a short circuit caused by water damage. According to Ankara mayor Mansur Yavas, the municipality has deployed 840 personnel and 430 vehicles to help with flood clean up and repair operations. The country's meteorological agency has forecast more heavy rain and thunderstorms over central Anatolia on June 15, 2020.

February 6, 2020: At least 41 people have been killed and 84 others have been injured after two avalanches hit Turkey's eastern border with Iran, the Turkish Natural Disaster and Crisis Directorate (AFAD) said. Two avalanches occurred near Bahçesaray in Turkey's eastern Van Province. On 4 February 2020, an avalanche took place in a mountain pass in the Bahçesaray district.  Fatalities included eight military police officers, three government-paid village guards, three firefighters and nine volunteers. 

January 25, 2020: At least 19 people have been killed and more than 600 have been injured in eastern Turkey after an earthquake rattled Elazig on Friday evening at 08:55 pm. The 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck near the town of Sivrice, in eastern Elazig province of Turkey . The earthquake was felt in neighboring provinces of Elazığ, Diyarbakır, Malatya, Adıyaman and Samsun. Kandilli Observatory revised the size of the earthquake to 6.5. According to the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), thirteen people were killed in Elazig province, four in Malatya, one in Diyarbakir and one in another area. Elazig Earthquake 2020 — Tectonic Summary According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the Elazig earthquake occurred as the result of strike-slip faulting on or near the plate boundary between the Arabia plate and the Anatolia Block of the Eurasia plate. The earthquake is located on or close to the East Anatolian Fault. Turkey is a tectonica

January 11, 2020: Magnitude 4.8 moderate earthquake has rattled Istanbul and the Marmara region today at 04:37 pm local time, Boğaziçi University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute reported. According to the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute,the earthquake's epicenter was located 63 km far from İstanbul, Turkey .  The earthquake occurred at 16 km depth. Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu confirmed via Twitter that there are no damage from this earthquake. This is what Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu tweeted from his official twitter handle (@ekrem_imamoglu) Marmara Denizi Silivri Açıklarında 16 km derinlikte, 4.8 büyüklüğünde meydana gelen deprem sonrası AKOM koordinasyonunda tüm ekiplerimiz görev başında, şu ana kadar ekiplerimize iletilen olumsuz bir durum söz konusu değil. İstanbul’umuza geçmiş olsun. In 1999, two strong quakes in the heavily populated and industrialised regions of northwest Turkey left some 20,000 dead. A powerful earthq

January 7, 2020: Flooding triggered by heavy rainfall has claimed lives of two people in Southern Turkey today. Also the landslide damaged a house in the southern Mersin province. Five of them survived the incident but a 62-year-old person died in the disaster. Main Post: Recent Natural Disasters List January 7, 2020

March 20, 2019: Magnitude 5.7 earthquake has been recorded in Denizli, Western Turkey at 06:34 am, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI) reported. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 5 km. The earthquake was centered in the town of Acipayam, in Denizli province, The government-run Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said.  Three people have been injured by falling bricks or after jumping from balconies.

Aug. 24, 2015- At least eight people died and two have been missing due to floods and landslides in Turkey's Black Sea province of Artvin. According to Hurriyet Daily News , heavy rainfall has paralysed life in Artvin and its districts of Arhavi, Hopa and Borça.

Landslide at a dam construction site in northwest Turkey has claimed lives of two people and injured two others. Two workers died in hospital in Edirne province after being removed from the debris.

At least eight people have been killed by the storm caused by a strong southwesterly wind known in Turkey as lodos. The storm hit the Marmara, Aegean, Black Sea and Mediterranean Sea regions of the country. Huge storm also caused flooding in province of Edirne close to the border with Greece. "Military vehicles and helicopters were dispatched to rescue the inhabitants, with Edirne governor Dursun Ali Sahin describing the flooding as the disaster of the century," Reuters reported.

An avalanche in Turkey’s northeastern Trabzon region has claimed life of a worker and trapped four others, the disaster management agency (AFAD) said. "The five workers were repairing a broken generator in a construction site for a tunnel when the avalanche struck", Reuters has written quoting the disaster management agency's spokesman Dogan Eskinat.

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A rare tornado in Istanbul with torrential rains have caused flash flooding early Saturday, Anadolu Agency reported.

Landslide in Turkey has claimed lives of five people and injured 12 others, local medias reported. Landslide buried six houses near the town of Dortyol in the border province of Hatay. Landslide disaster occurred near Turkey’s border with Syria. Following Turkish government's Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD), helicopters have rescued at least nine people. The Health Ministry has deployed an ambulance helicopter. Turkey is prone to deadly landslides . Heavy downpour causes extreme flooding and landslides in Turkey. Original post: Natural Disasters List July 19, 2013

This list contains all major natural disasters in Turkey in 2013 with detail report. Click for most recent natural disasters in Turkey July 2013 July 19: Turkey landslide claims 5 Landslide in Turkey has claimed lives of five people and injured 12 others, disaster management office said. March 2013 March 19: earthquake in Istanbul, Turkey M 4.6 moderate shallow earthquake shakes Sile, Turkey. January 2013 January 28: Landslide in Turkey At least seven people have been killed in a landslide in Turkey. January 12: Avalanche disaster in Turkey Avalanche disaster in Turkey kills 1 Iranian.

This list contains all major natural disasters in Turkey in 2012 with detail report. Click for most recent natural disasters in Turkey December 2012 December 10: Heavy storm in Aegean region of Turkey One killed and another missing as heavy rain and wind hit the provinces of Aegean region in Turkey. December 3: Flooding in Western Turkey One killed in flooding in western Turkey. October 2012 October 26: Flash flooding in Gaziantep, Turkey Three killed in flash flooding in Turkey. August 2012 August 13: Landslip in Black Sea province, Turkey Heavy rainfall caused landslips in the Black Sea province of Rize. July 2012 July 9: Strong earthquake shakes Turkey, Cyprus, Israel and Egypt Strong earthquake with magnitude 5.6 shakes Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Israel and Egypt. July 4: Flooding in Samsun, northern Turkey Nine people, including six children  reported to be killed in Samsun flooding. April 2012 April 19: Heavy windstorms in Turkey Four killed and 31 other inj

Recent Natural Disasters In Turkey  Türkiye'de Son Doğal Afetler This list contains all major natural disasters in Turkey with detail report.  Bu liste ayrıntılı rapor ile Türkiye'deki tüm büyük doğal afetler içerir. The most recent natural disasters are at the top of the list. En son doğal afetler listenin en altındadır. If certain natural disasters/hazards around your area aren't listed, kindly report through contact form Topics: Earthquake, Flood, Volcanic Eruption, Tornado, Tsunami, Wildfire, Drought, Hailstorm, Heat Wave, Hurricane, Epidemic, Famine, Lahar, Limnic Eruption, Mudflow, Solar Flare and other disasters. Konu: Deprem, Sel, volkanik patlama, Tornado, Tsunami, Wildfire, Kuraklık, Hailstorm, Heat Wave, Hurricane, Salgın, Açlık, Lahar, limnic püskürmesi, Çamur akıntısı, Güneş Flare ve diğer afetler. Note: The disaster here, includes only which are published in this blog. Check Worldwide Natural Disasters List + Detail Report Follow Disaster Report @

M 4.6 moderate shallow earthquake shakes Sile, Turkey. Tremor even felt in Istanbul. Keep this page open or visit later to get update report. M 4.6 moderate earthquake shakes Western Turkey today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the USGS, the quake's epicenter was 112 km N of Sile and 136 km N of Istanbul. It was 11 miles deep. Looking intensity and epicenter location, light to weak shaking will have felt by the people of Sile, Istanbul, Boyalik and Sisli. Magnitude 7.2 earthquake in Istanbul in 1509 (The Lesser Judgment Day) killed 10,000 people. Earthquake prediction in Istanbul According to the Professor Okan Tuysuz, director of the Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences, there is a 65%, a high probability that magnitude 7.6 earthquake will hit Istanbul by 2030. Istanbul lies 20 km north of the North Anatolian Fault, which is famous for magnitude 7 or greater earthquake every century. 12:44 UTC (local time Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 02:44 PM @