The Latest Breaking News from Kahramanmaras

Turkey school shooting: 9 killed, many hurt; 2nd such incident in two days

Tragedy struck Kahramanmaras, Turkey, as a middle school student unleashed gunfire, claiming nine lives including a teacher. The assailant, who used his father's hidden weapons, also perished. This grim event follows a similar shooting in Urfa the previous day, where a former student injured sixteen before taking his own life.…

The Times of India · Apr 15

Fear, Uncertainty And Grief Year After Turkey's Quake

Over 65 nightmarish seconds of the pre-dawn hours of February 6, 2023, the ground swallowed swathes of entire cities across Turkey's southeast, resulting in more than 50,000 deaths.

International Business Times · Jan 28, 2024

6 months after a devastating earthquake, Turkey's preparedness is still uncertain

Six months ago today, a devastating 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Kahramanmaras and 10 other provinces in southern Turkey on the morning of February 6th

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2023

Turkey quake survivors struggle to bury their dead

In the Turkish town of Pazarcik, a soccer pitch has been turned into a burial ground for people killed by the earthquake which struck 11 days ago. The goal posts are still standing but the field is dotted with about 100 dirt mounds and ditches.

Reuters · Feb 17, 2023

Teenager Rescued from Rubble in Türkiye 10 Days after Quake

A teenage girl was pulled alive from the rubble in Türkiye on Thursday more than 10 days after an earthquake that has killed more than 42,000 people in the country and neighboring Syria, as families of those still missing await news of their fate. The 17-year-old was rescued in Türkiye’s…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 16, 2023

Young woman rescued from rubble 248 hours after earthquake in Turkey -broadcaster

A 17-year-old woman was rescued on Thursday from the rubble of a building that collapsed in the southern central province of Kahramanmaras, 248 hours after a massive earthquake struck the area this week, killing more than 40,000 people in Turkey and Syria.

Reuters · Feb 16, 2023

Photos tied to tree of missing boys highlight painful search for earthquake victims

No one knows what has become of the two boys whose photos are tied to a tree close to the block of flats where they lived in the earthquake-hit Turkish city of Kahramanmaras.

Reuters · Feb 15, 2023

Turkey earthquake: Woman, 42, pulled to safety from rubble 222 hours after disaster

TV footage showed rescue workers carrying the Melike Imamoglu, 42, strapped onto a stretcher, to an ambulance in the southern Turkish city of Kahramanmaras

Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2023

Turkey buries its earthquake dead in small cemeteries and mass graves

With so many killed suddenly in the quake, Turkey faces the challenge of burying tens of thousands of people. Multiple funerals are happening at once and the process of burying the dead is constant.

WEKU · Feb 15, 2023

Kahramanmaras: Defeater of the French Succumbs to the Major Quake

The Turkish city of Kahramanmaras did not hold its annual celebration on February 12 to mark the anniversary of the defeat of French occupiers in 1920. The commemoration has been held every year since the establishment of the modern Turkish state. The name of the city is a combination of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Feb 15, 2023