Public hospitals in Istanbul operated by Türkiye’s Ministry of Health have been outfitted with seismic isolator systems to ...

Earthquakes are part of nature but they do not have to be disasters. DW looks at some countries that are showing how preparation, innovation, and determination can save lives.

One of the world’s most famous religious buildings, Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia was extraordinary when it was built in the sixth ...

The Ministry of Commerce in Turkey has imposed stringent fines for unjustified price hikes in real estate following the ...

On April 23, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey, @mechul_4dam shared a video showing their house shaking during a 6.2 magnitude ...

Unable to afford the cost of renewal, many residents continue to live in unsafe buildings despite the looming threat of a ...

A new earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale hit Istanbul today, Turkey’s disaster management agency said. Several ...

Greetings from Ankara,It was a shaky week in Turkey — literally. A 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Istanbul on Wednesday, ...

Explore Istanbul's urgent need for earthquake-proof architecture as experts warn of potential seismic events along the North ...

The series of earthquakes continued in Istanbul today, with Turkey’s disaster agency AFAD reporting about 300 aftershocks, one of which was a magnitude 4.6. Since yesterday’s major quake, which had a ...

A powerful earthquake rocked Istanbul, a city of 16 million, on Wednesday at 12:49 p.m. (0949 GMT), leaving over 230 injured.

Many assembly points in the city are small spaces like open lots next to apartment buildings or schoolyards, and are only ...