Much like Los Angeles, Istanbul is facing a double crisis — a severe housing shortage and extreme earthquake risk — leaving residents in a bind.

ISTANBUL — The mayor of Istanbul is warning that some 90,000 buildings could be at risk of collapsing if a major earthquake strikes Turkey's largest city.

ISTANBUL — The death toll continues to rise from the 7.8-magnitude earthquake and powerful aftershocks that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria.

ISTANBUL — Many Istanbul residents spent the night outdoors, too fearful to return to their homes, following a strong earthquake and over 180 aftershocks. The magnitude 6.2 quake that struck ...

İSTANBUL, Türkiye — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 shook Istanbul and other areas on Wednesday, Turkey’s disaster and emergency management agency said.

ISTANBUL (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

SANLIURFA, Turkey — A 7.8-magnitude earthquake in southern Turkey early Monday killed more than 4,000 people there and in neighboring Syria, officials said, as rescuers searched flattened ...

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook Istanbul, Turkey, on April 23, 2025. Get updates on the extent of the damage and more here.

Several earthquakes rocked Istanbul on Wednesday, with the largest registering 6.2 on the Richter scale, according to Turkey's disaster agency.