Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/magnitude-4-1-earthquake-hits-eastern-turkey-158044MUŞ A 4.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the eastern Turkish city of Muş , according to the country’s disaster and emergency body. On its website, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said the quake occurred at 11.47 a.m. local time at a depth of nine kilometers, with its epicenter below the Korkut district.Mon, 07 Sep 2020 14:19:00 +0200hurriyetdailynews-99d0365d922d7fdacb55ae9a7d865441hurriyetdailynewsen37.94429 41.93288NaturalDisastersAFAD20200907141900https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/istanbul-loses-its-forests-and-agricultural-lands-report-says-157949ISTANBUL has lost one-fourth of its agricultural lands and one-fifth of its forest areas in the last 25 years, according to the Urban Analysis Report prepared by Istanbul Municipality. The forest areas in Istanbul decreased from 285,000 hectares in 1990 to 238,000 hectares in 2020, according to the....Fri, 04 Sep 2020 07:42:00 +0200hurriyetdailynews-93e9ef05d9ce71711d1421d6af5360e9hurriyetdailynewsen40.600325 27.562469NaturalDisastersIstanbul Airport20200904074200https://fanack.com/turkey/geography/In 1920, the Kemalist regime (1923-1945) replaced Istanbul with Ankara as the capital of Turkey and divided the nation into seven regions: Marmara, Aegean, Black Sea, Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia, and South-Eastern Anatolia. Eastern Thrace – which includes the provinces of....Thu, 03 Sep 2020 04:31:00 +0200fanack-030da92252026f0b66f049801a075c5dfanacken40.600325 27.562469ManMadeDisastersEnvironmentalProtectionNaturalDisastersEnvironmentEcologyWorldwide Fund for NatureNational ParksEnvironmental Protection Agency20200903043100https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2020/08/25/temperature-Armenia/2348856No precipitation is predicted in the territory of Armenia in the daytime of August 25, on August 26-30, Hydromet meteorological service reported on Tuesday. South-west wind speed is 3-8 m/s. On August 25-30 the air temperature will gradually go up by 3-5 degree, the source said.Tue, 25 Aug 2020 14:53:00 +0200panorama-am-en-a88b9b8009a9253e32f4dfdd25f6a867panorama-am-enen41.7218 44.7831CoronavirusInfectionPublicHealthNaturalDisastersCommunicableDiseasesManMadeDisastersInternational ArmyZohrab MnatsakanyanAngela MerkelGerman ChancellorDavid ZalkalianiCoronavirusDavid TonoyanArman TatoyanLuis Lacalle PouReza ArdakanianIndependence DayState DepartmentU.S. AgencyDonald TrumpAlexei NavalnyVolodymyr ZelenskyNikol Pashinyan20200825145300https://www.en24news.com/2020/08/earthquake-reminding-minister-of-national-education-selcuk-how-many-schools-have-been-retrofitted.htmlCHP’s Bülbül gave a parliamentary question to the Minister of National Education Ziya Selçuk about the schools that are not resistant to earthquakes. “In our country, which is an earthquake country, the earthquake resistance of buildings and their compliance with the legislation are important.Thu, 20 Aug 2020 06:54:00 +0200en24-8c30de85f81c4ce238a9bf837c356cc6en24en37.936841 27.351752NaturalDisastersCHPZiya Selçuk20200820065400https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkeys-prominent-earthquake-institute-receives-prestigious-award-157504Turkey’s prominent earthquake institute receives prestigious award ISTANBUL The 24th Aydın Doğan Award was presented to Istanbul Technical University ( İTÜ ) Eurasia Institute of Earth Sciences on “earthquake research.” The award, which is given every year to reward institutions that have achieved....Tue, 18 Aug 2020 16:45:00 +0200hurriyetdailynews-b50b5da8c5cae3578242f5158c86f601hurriyetdailynewsen39.9293 32.8533NaturalDisastersİTÜAydın Doğan20200818164500https://reliefweb.int/report/mexico/t-ka-helps-earthquake-hit-mexicoTurkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) provided humanitarian assistance after an earthquake hit the Mexican state of Oaxaca on June 23, 2020. After the 7.4-magnitude earthquake, many families had to leave their houses especially in mountain villages and hard-to-reach areas.Tue, 18 Aug 2020 12:52:00 +0200reliefWeb-1fdd1bcb3921c5690089f9e211672695reliefWeben17.06192 -96.713654NaturalDisastersMinistry of HealthTurkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency20200818125200https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/memories-danger-fresh-on-anniversary-of-deadly-1999-earthquake-in-turkey/newsThe Izmit earthquake, which devastated towns in the Marmara region of northwestern Turkey, laid bare how unprepared the country was for such a disaster. Twenty-one years later, the 7.4 magnitude earthquake is still a recent memory for survivors, though recovery is more or less complete. Apart from honoring the victims, Aug.Tue, 18 Aug 2020 04:38:00 +0200dailysabah-309e248e9db107069cd32a5f101037fcdailysabahen40.775986 29.948357NaturalDisastersAnadolu AgencyMay AllahHousing DevelopmentKandilli Observatory20200818043800https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2020/08/israel-uae-agreement-earthquake-egypt-bahrain-oman.htmlAug 17, 2020. Republicans and Democrats have hailed the Israel-UAE normalization agreement, with some observers going so far as to call it a geopolitical earthquake . But does the agreement merit the hype? One way to look at the question is to consider what genuine regional shakeups have looked like in the past.Mon, 17 Aug 2020 23:06:00 +0200al-monitor-2a35cd56e8132ce88ca93d7ea8161b48al-monitoren31.77375 35.22522NaturalDisastersIsraeli governmentSaddam HusseinMuslim BrotherhoodAnwar SadatHezbollah20200817230600https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkey-remembers-devastating-marmara-earthquake-in-1999/1944667ANKARA. Earthquake does not kill, but not taking precautions does, said Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday, marking the 1999 earthquake in Turkey's Marmara region. “I wish Allah’s mercy upon those who lost their lives in the Marmara Earthquake in 1999, and I condole with their loved ones.Mon, 17 Aug 2020 17:54:00 +0200aa-en-f30b18b6d4386d3f5b435106c3cb9429aa-enen40.600325 27.562469NaturalDisastersSuleyman SoyluAFADRecep Tayyip ErdoganInterior MinisterMurat Kurum20200817175400https://turkishpress.com/turkey-remembers-devastating-marmara-earthquake-in-1999/ANKARA. Earthquake does not kill, but not taking precautions does, said Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday, marking the 1999 earthquake in Turkey’s Marmara region. “I wish Allah’s mercy upon those who lost their lives in the Marmara Earthquake in 1999, and I condole with their loved ones.Mon, 17 Aug 2020 17:11:00 +0200turkishpress-5f38173bee32b3ff9939b487db9374c9turkishpressen40.600325 27.562469NaturalDisastersAnadolu AgencySuleyman SoyluAFADRecep Tayyip ErdoganInterior MinisterMurat Kurum20200817171100https://en.haberler.com/turkey-remembers-devastating-marmara-earthquake-in-1494268/By Firdevs Bulut Kartal Earthquake does not kill, but not taking precautions does, said Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday, marking the 1999 earthquake in Turkey's Marmara region. "I wish Allah's mercy upon those who lost their lives in the Marmara Earthquake in 1999, and I condole with their loved ones.Mon, 17 Aug 2020 17:08:00 +0200haberler-en-7c286ab325884c7aad7d1cf9c25fbcd0haberler-enen40.600325 27.562469NaturalDisastersSuleyman SoyluAFADRecep Tayyip ErdoganInterior MinisterMurat Kurum20200817170800https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-marks-21st-anniversary-of-marmara-earthquake-3537009Turkey on Monday marked 21 years since the devastating 1999 earthquake in Turkey's Marmara region which took some 17,000 lives on Aug. 17. According to information obtained by Anadolu Agency, the 7.4-magnitude-earthquake, which occurred at 3.02 a.m. [0002GMT] and continued for 45 seconds, jolted Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya and Yalova provinces.Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:59:00 +0200yenisafak-en-a815d65bf7b020a38008db42a7590adfyenisafak-enen40.600325 27.562469NaturalDisastersAnadolu AgencyEmergencyHousing Development20200817135900https://en.haberler.com/turkey-marks-21st-anniversary-of-marmara-1494179/Turkey on Monday marked 21 years since the devastating 1999 earthquake in Turkey's Marmara region which took some 17,000 lives on Aug. 17. According to information obtained by Anadolu Agency, the 7.4-magnitude-earthquake, which occurred at 3.02 a.m. [0002GMT] and continued for 45 seconds, jolted Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya and Yalova provinces.Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:30:00 +0200haberler-en-6523927ce664473bfc734c69d21252echaberler-enen40.600325 27.562469NaturalDisastersAnadolu AgencyEmergencyHousing Development20200817133000https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkey-marks-21st-anniversary-of-marmara-earthquake/1944428KOCAELI/SAKARYA, Turkey Turkey on Monday marked 21 years since the devastating 1999 earthquake in Turkey's Marmara region which took some 17,000 lives on Aug. 17. According to information obtained by Anadolu Agency, the 7.4-magnitude-earthquake, which occurred at 3.02 a.m.Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:18:00 +0200aa-en-cae0f3824a97d06aff171dcd5e6782aaaa-enen40.600325 27.562469NaturalDisastersAnadolu AgencyEmergencyHousing Development20200817131800https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-marks-21st-anniversary-of-marmara-earthquake-157473Turkey marks 21st anniversary of Marmara earthquake ISTANBUL on Aug. 17 marked the 21st anniversary of the 1999 Marmara earthquake, the worst seismic disaster in the country’s recent history. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan remembered the victims of the deadly earthquake in a Twitter message.Mon, 17 Aug 2020 11:11:00 +0200hurriyetdailynews-8da3329c661830830ab3fd71de8f0cdbhurriyetdailynewsen40.600325 27.562469NaturalDisastersRecep Tayyip Erdoğan20200817111100https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/08/17/On-This-Day-Earthquake-in-Turkey-kills-17000/3841597623796/In 1987, Rudolf Hess, Hitler's former deputy, was found strangled in Berlin's Spandau Prison. He was 93. In 1996, the Reform Party nominated Texas businessman Ross Perot for president. He would go on to lose the 1996 general election with 18.9 percent of the popular vote and zero electoral votes.Mon, 17 Aug 2020 09:53:00 +0200upi-dde5717d52a1e5594de8e15a52ac4881upien39.9293 32.8533NaturalDisastersBill ClintonRoss PerotRudolf HessMonica LewinskyGeorge H.W. Bush20200817095300https://www.dailysabah.com/opinion/op-ed/a-common-duty-of-all-work-safety-rules-social-reactionsSocieties have developed over time along with technological advancements. People who made a living by hunting in the past turned toward agriculture over time and later toward mechanization with the invention of the engine, finally reaching today’s level of knowledge and intelligence. We have also developed rules to prevent possible damage.Fri, 14 Aug 2020 04:22:00 +0200dailysabah-963d587f8e8f940cf48c4e6f4ad90beedailysabahen51.4879 -0.177998AccountingEmploymentEnvironmentOSHEurostatNaturalDisastersUNbodiesPolicyEmploymentUnited NationsEurostatSGKEuropean UnionEUAmerican SocietyWorld War IWorld War II20200814042200https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/511721Professor Elhanan Bar-On, the director of the Center for Disaster Medicine & Humanitarian Response at Sheba Medical Center, has won the Yigal Alon Prize for pioneering excellence. As a Lt. Colonel in the IDF Medical Corps Reserves, Prof. Bar-On participated in numerous IDF humanitarian aid missions.Thu, 13 Aug 2020 11:58:00 +0200israelnationalnews-20e41ac56bd7f73e75bc9c660bd24945israelnationalnewsen28.5687 77.2168NaturalDisastersHaitiReconstructionCoronavirusInfectionPublicHealthCommunicableDiseasesYigal Alon20200813115800https://en.armradio.am/2020/08/12/magnitude-4-2-earthquake-hits-turkey-felt-in-armenia/A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was registered 12 southeast of Igdir, turkey at 23:29 Greenwich time, the Armenian National Survey for Seismic Protection reports. The quake measured 5-6 at the epicenter. The earthquake was felt in Armavir and Ararat regions of Armenia and capital Yerevan. © 2013-2020 Public Radio of Armenia.Wed, 12 Aug 2020 11:57:00 +0200armradio-5efc486715ba7e3887e95f449581a743armradioen39.9293 32.8533NaturalDisasters20200812115700https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2020/08/12/quake-Turkish-city-Armenia/2342538A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck near a city in eastern Turkey in the early hours of Wednesday. According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC), the tremor occurred at 3:29am Yerevan time, 12km southeast of the Turkish city of Igdir.Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:04:00 +0200panorama-am-en-67c4e0f6a407e74d0deacde3eceb1477panorama-am-enen39.9293 32.8533NaturalDisasters20200812100400https://a1plus.am/en/article/376249. On August 12, at 03:29 local time (23:29 GMT), the seismological network of the Territorial Seismic Protection Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia registered an 4.2 magnitude earthquake in 12 km south-east of Igdir, Turkey, with the north latitude 39.86⁰ and east longitude 44.Wed, 12 Aug 2020 07:06:00 +0200a1plus-3ac6379a07877b7297aae93121b25fcba1plusen39.9193 44.065498NaturalDisasters20200812070600https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/monde/mae-ha%C3%AFtien-la-turquie-est-venue-au-secours-de-ha%C3%AFti-pendant-les-p%C3%A9riodes-difficiles/1945687- Joseph a ajouté qu'Ankara a également fourni de l'aide dans le cadre de la lutte contre la pandémie de Covid-19Tue, 18 Aug 2020 16:43:00 +0200aa-fr-a8199ecdceac6ce97313362d627fef03aa-frfr18.54299 -72.343102Haitian MAE: "turkey has come to the rescue of haiti during difficult times"Haitian MAE: "turkey has come to the rescue of haiti during difficult times"CommunicableDiseasesPublicHealthCoronavirusInfectionNaturalDisastersClaude JosephMevlut Cavusoglu20200818164300https://www.aa.com.tr/fr/turquie/turquie-le-pr%C3%A9sident-erdogan-comm%C3%A9more-les-victimes-du-s%C3%A9isme-du-17-ao%C3%BBt-1999/1944601- "Nous continuons à prendre les précautions nécessaires avec détermination", a déclaré le Président ErdoganMon, 17 Aug 2020 15:35:00 +0200aa-fr-e005b88c31d9247de1bfab48197127b8aa-frfr40.600325 27.562469Turkey: president Erdogan commemorates victims of earthquake, 17 August 1999Turkey: president Erdogan commemorates victims of earthquake, 17 August 1999NaturalDisastersRecep Tayyip Erdogan20200817153500http://www.armenews.com/spip.php?page=article&id_article=66124Cette nuit à 3h29 un tremblement de terre de moyenne puissance à secoué l’est de la Turquie près de la frontière arménienne. Une secousse ressentie à 4 degrés sur l’échelle de Richter dans les régions arméniennes d’Armavir et Ararat et entre 3 et 4 degrés à Erévan.Wed, 12 Aug 2020 15:35:00 +0200armenews-d213c16c5f927b3b7f301d1b34571d47armenewsfr39.9293 32.8533A tremor in Turkey last night near the border with armenia last night was felt in erévanA tremor in Turkey last night near the border with armenia last night was felt in erévanNaturalDisasters20200812153500https://www.yenisafak.com/en/news/magnitude-41-earthquake-strikes-in-marmara-sea-3548794A 4.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Marmara Sea off northwestern Turkey early Wednesday, according to the country’s disaster agency. The quake struck at a depth of 9.9 kilometers (6.15 miles) around 12.57 a.m. local time (2157GMT) around 8.2 kilometers (5 miles) offshore of Sarkoy....Wed, 09 Sep 2020 09:07:00 +0200yenisafak-en-55055a5c034c7e126f78076b5753375dyenisafak-enen40.600325 27.562469NaturalDisastersAFAD20200909090700https://www.aa.com.tr/en/turkey/turkey-magnitude-41-earthquake-strikes-in-marmara-sea/1967264Quake also felt in Turkish metropolis of Istanbul. ANKARA. A 4.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Marmara Sea off northwestern Turkey early Wednesday, according to the country’s disaster agency. The quake struck at a depth of 9.9 kilometers (6.15 miles) around 12.57 a.m. local time (2157GMT) around 8.Wed, 09 Sep 2020 09:42:00 +0200aa-en-2806c29b5c11c7cfff2bae655a4aa7edaa-enen40.600325 27.562469NaturalDisastersAFAD20200909094200https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/magnitude-4-1-earthquake-strikes-in-marmara-sea-158102Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes in Marmara Sea ISTANBUL- Anadolu Agency A 4.1-magnitude Sea off northwestern Turkey early on Sept. 9, according to the country’s disaster agency. The quake struck at a depth of 9.9 kilometers (6.15 miles) around 12.57 a.m. local time (2157GMT) around 8.Wed, 09 Sep 2020 11:07:00 +0200hurriyetdailynews-57f6751abc3e3e8eb92aa8f8ca92b643hurriyetdailynewsen40.600325 27.562469NaturalDisastersAnadolu AgencyAFAD20200909110700https://turkishpress.com/turkey-magnitude-4-1-earthquake-strikes-in-marmara-sea/ANKARA. A 4.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded in the Marmara Sea off northwestern Turkey early Wednesday, according to the country’s disaster agency. The quake struck at a depth of 9.9 kilometers (6.15 miles) around 12.57 a.m. local time (2157GMT) around 8.Wed, 09 Sep 2020 14:37:00 +0200turkishpress-d5ef7b6385406a852867028e20a350e7turkishpressen40.600325 27.562469NaturalDisastersAnadolu AgencyAFAD20200909143700https://www.gulf-times.com/story/672471/Magnitude-4-1-Earthquake-Strikes-Turkey-Marmara-SeA 4.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded today in the Marmara Sea off northwestern Turkey. The quake struck at a depth of 9.9 kilometers (6.15 miles) around 12.57 a.m. local time (2157GMT) around 8.2 kilometers (5 miles) offshore of Sarkoy district in Tekirdag province, according to the Disaster and....Wed, 09 Sep 2020 18:08:00 +0200gulf-times-a57814c3f82b463b2564693f7652e7cfgulf-timesen40.600325 27.562469NaturalDisastersAnadolu AgencyAFAD20200909180800https://vestnikkavkaza.net/material/135521A 4.1-magnitude earthquake was recorded today in the Marmara Sea off northwestern Turkey, MENAFN.com reports. The quake struck at a depth of 9.9 kilometers (6.15 miles) around 12.57 a.m. local time (2157GMT) around 8.2 kilometers (5 miles) offshore of Sarkoy district in Tekirdag province, according....Fri, 11 Sep 2020 10:51:00 +0200vestnikkavkaza-4054afd1695395f156358dffb927d2c6vestnikkavkazaen39.9293 32.8533NaturalDisastersAnadolu AgencyAFAD20200911105100