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Death toll from February earthquakes in Türkiye tops grim mark of 50,000

The powerful February 6 quakes in the country's southern region injured 107,204 people, says the head of the Turkish disaster management authority.

Death toll from twin quakes in Türkiye nears 46,000

Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu says 45,968 people, including 4,267 Syrian refugees in the country, have lost their lives in the February 6 quakes that devastated parts of Türkiye and neighbouring Syria.

Turkish people's pain is Turkish Cypriots' pain: TRNC's President Tatar

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus President Ersin Tatar wishes a speedy recovery for all of the earthquake survivors during his visit to Türkiye's earthquake zone.

Croatia's Modric donates World Cup jersey to quake victims in Türkiye

Real Madrid top player says all proceeds from the sale of his No. 10 jersey, worn in the 2022 World Cup opener against Morocco, will go to the victims of the February 6 disaster.

Türkiye quake survivor narrates how he lived off cigarettes under debris

Ziya Soner Tugtekin, 60, who was pulled alive 56 hours after quakes says he rejected rescuers' request that he throw away his partially-smoked cigarette "because I came to life with a cigarette."

Türkiye to build 30,000 homes in quake-hit areas; work to begin in March

New buildings "will not be higher than three to four floors" and will be planned according to local culture and customs, says Turkish Urbanisation Minister Murat Kurum.

'We had prepared her grave': Woman pulled alive from Türkiye quake debris

Relatives of Neslihan Kilic, 42, say they had lost hopes of seeing her alive again and urged rescuers to abandon mission due to fears remaining corpses would get damaged until her voice was heard from the ruins of Kahramanmaras province building.

Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit Türkiye's earthquake-hit areas

Sharif is expected to hold a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to express Pakistan's "solidarity and support" with Türkiye before heading to the epicentre of the devastation in the country's southeast.

How Ramadan 2020 can help the needy get through the pandemic

Ramadan instructs Muslims across the world to help each other, and this year it couldn't come any sooner.

Is Istanbul headed for another big earthquake?

In September last year, Istanbul was shaken by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake, triggering widespread panic. This is what experts think the future might hold for the city.

Turkish rescuers find last quake victims; death toll hits 41

Search-and-rescue mission formally called off as emergency teams recover bodies of a 75-year-old woman and another person from the rubble in eastern Elazig province, officials say.

Turkey quake death toll rises to 41

The Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said over 1,600 people were injured and 45 people had been pulled from the rubble so far.