Escalating activity along a fault line in the Sea of Marmara is moving closer to Istanbul, seismologists warn.

A magnitude 6.2 quake in the Sea of Marmara this April is part of a worrying pattern, say researchers, who see strain migrating towards Istanbul’s locked fault segment. How likely is a larger event?

Two years after the devastating earthquakes in south-eastern Turkey, scientists are warning that the country remains unprepared for anticipated future quakes, putting hundreds of thousands at risk.

A tremor measuring 5.45 magnitude on the Richter Scale, rattled Turkey on Monday, 8 December. Earlier this year – in October ...

Tourists in western Turkey and the Greek islands were shaken awake on Monday night as a 5.8-magnitude earthquake struck near the popular holiday destination of Rhodes. At least one person has died in ...

Over 2 million people have left the disaster zone in Turkey, but in the worst-hit city, hundreds are still waiting. At every corner, a few people look at a pile of rubble, praying for a wife, a sister ...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas Wednesday, prompting widespread panic and scores of injuries in the Turkish city of 16 million people, though there ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook a coastal town in Turkey on Tuesday, causing panic among residents, officials said. Dozens were reported injured after jumping from windows or ...

ISTANBUL — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas of Turkey on Wednesday, prompting widespread panic and scores of injuries in the city of 16 million people, ...