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MTA Field Report (in Turkish)

Read the Report: 23 EKİM 2011 VAN DEPREMİ SAHA GÖZLEMLERİ VE KAYNAK FAYA İLİŞKİN ÖN DEĞERLENDİRMELER (6.8 MB PDF)

Social media mobilizes for homeless earthquake victims in Van

A campaign that journalist Ahmet Tezcan introduced on his Twitter account to provide accommodation for those who lost their homes to Sunday’s earthquake in Van has created a great impact on social media in Turkey, with many people seeking to lend help. After the earthquake struck the eastern province of Van on Sunday, many campaigns […]

Recent earthquakes in the region

Eastern Turkey March 8, 2010 Earthquake – Magnitude 6.1  Middle East Technical University brief report Short Report on March 8, 2010 earthquake in Turkey Team from the Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute went the the earthquake-affected area and prepared this comprehensive report May 1, 2003 Bingöl,Turkey Earthquake  (250km west of Van) – Magnitude 6.4 EERI REPORTS Article from […]

Initial Impressions from Erdem Canbay, METU

Van’da sadece 6 bina toptan gocmus. Sayi cok az ve bundan dolayi cok ilginc. 6 binanin kalintilari kaldirildiktan sonar kalanlar (bodrum ve zemin kat) incelenmeli. Hepsinde de tuyler urpenten ipucalari bulunabilir diye dusunuyorum. Soylentiler cok; bircok kolonun alan kazanmak icin kesildigi yonunde.  Only six buildings in Van collapsed. The serious damage is limited and that […]