The Latest Breaking News from Turkey

Turkey travel warning as Foreign Office releases new guidance for UK visitors

The UK Foreign Office has asked people to avoid parts of Turkey

Liverpool Echo · Feb 6, 2023

Turkey quake kills 912 in historic disaster, Erdogan says

At least 912 people were killed and more than 5,000 injured when a magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck southern Turkey overnight, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday, calling it a historic disaster for which the death toll is likely to rise.

Reuters · Feb 6, 2023

Severe weather hampers earthquake rescuers in Turkey and Syria

Snow, rain and freezing conditions impede search and rescue operations as the quake death toll passed 3,000.

Al Jazeera · Feb 6, 2023

Turkey earthquake: Footballers trapped in wreckage as manager's wife posts tearful update

More than 3,400 people have been reported dead after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake hit the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, with a number of towns and cities in the south of the country affected

Daily Mirror · Feb 6, 2023

Second powerful earthquake rocks Turkey hours after morning devastation

The tremor, measuring 7.5 magnitude was picked up about four kilometres outside Ekinozu

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023

Over 1,200 people killed in Turkey and Syria after 7.8 magnitude earthquake

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Turkey and northern Syria

Manchester Evening News · Feb 6, 2023

Hundreds killed after two huge earthquake's hit Turkey and Syria within 12 hours

The quakes across the bordering Middle Eastern countries have left over 1,300 people dead, reducing buildings to dust and rubble.

Chronicle Live · Feb 6, 2023

Will my holiday to Turkey be cancelled because of the earthquake?

Travellers are being urged to avoid the Southeast region of Turkey and to follow the advice of the local authorities

Nottingham Post · Feb 6, 2023

A timeline of world’s strongest earthquakes over the last 20 years

From China, to Iran to Haiti and Japan, there have been a number of terrible earthquakes in reecnt years

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2023

Timeline: Turkey hit by most devastating earthquake since 1999

Turkey and Syria hit by magnitude 7.8 quake, the most deadly in Turkey since an earthquake in 1999 that killed 17,500.

Al Jazeera · Feb 6, 2023