According to İSKİ data, the water level in the dams, which decreased to 28.75 percent this year, was measured as 35.08 percent as of today, after the snowfall. The latest situation of the dams, which had an 80 percent occupancy…
Turkish forces have killed the alleged mastermind behind a deadly Istanbul street bombing in an operation in northern Syria, Turkey’s state-run news agency reported on Friday. The man, identified as Halil Menci, was “neutralized” on Wednesday in an operation by…
Over 800,000 illegal fuel, known as 'Number 10 oil,' was seized in Istanbul Wednesday. The Istanbul Police Department Anti-Smuggling Crimes Branch teams started work on fuel smuggling under the coordination of the Istanbul Anatolian Chief Public Prosecutor's Office. It has…
Prof. Dr. Doğan Kalafat, director of Kandilli Observatory’s Regional Earthquake-Tsunami Tracking Center, has said that the probability of an earthquake with a magnitude above 7.0 to hit Istanbul until the year 2030 is 64 percent. Kalafat’s comments came as the…
Istanbul Governor's Office on Feb. 18 announced that 51,995 students and 2,765 teachers in 93 not earthquake resistant school buildings will be transferred to earthquake-resistant schools. After 93 schools in Istanbul were found to be not earthquake resistant, the evacuation…
The death toll continues to rise from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake and powerful aftershocks that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria. As Turkey's leaders promise a swift start to reconstruction efforts in the earthquake zone, attention is also turning to Istanbul…
Building inspection demands have increased by 90 percent in Istanbul after the quakes, while some materials such as sea sand, seashells and newspapers have been found in the interior structure of some concrete samples. After the earthquake that hit the…
Ship traffic in Turkey's Bosphorus Strait was suspended on Thursday morning due to the engine failure of a ship, the Tribeca shipping agency said. The latest incident comes days after ship traffic in the Bosphorus Strait was suspended in both…
More than a week after the massive 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on February 6, the death toll has crossed the 40,000 mark with voices still being heard from under the rubble in southern Turkey, offering a slight ray…
Turkey's megacity Istanbul should start preparing now for a powerful earthquake that can strike anytime and mobilise all available resources to save lives and lesson the economic impact, experts say. Scientists said a major temblor is highly likely to strike…