The Istanbul region is seismically active due to its proximity to the North Anatolian Fault (NAF) and has been the site of several major earthquakes throughout history. This fault system, with a ...

With two key fault lines in its vicinity – the North Anatolian and the East Anatolian – Turkey is one of the most seismically active regions in the world, a reality that has amplified concern ...

That quake also hit northern Syria, killing more 50,000 people across both countries. With two key fault lines in its vicinity – the North Anatolian and the East Anatolian – Turkey is one of the most ...

Prof. Dr. Hasan Sözbilir, director of the Earthquake Research and Application Center at Dokuz Eylül University (DEU), said the earthquake occurred along the North Anatolian Fault, near the western ...

Akin, whose parents moved from Turkey to Germany in the 1960s, added: “I would like to make a portrait of this generation who are leaving the country, and she stands for that generation.” ...

and sits approximately 12 miles to the north of the North Anatolian Fault Line. According to The Geological Society of London nonprofit organization, earthquakes related to this fault line "have ...