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The death toll of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria surpasses 50,000.
2023-02-24

A Syrian family of seven, including five children, are killed by a fire that struck a home in Konya Province, Turkey, which they moved to after surviving the earthquake. Seven other people are injured during the fire.
2023-02-17

The death toll of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria surpasses 37,000.
2023-02-13

At least 59,000 people are killed in Turkey and Syria as a magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes Gaziantep Province, Turkey.
2023-02-6

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits the town of Pütürge in eastern Turkey. No casualties or serious damage are reported.
2022-04-9

Forty-five more people are found dead under debris in İzmir after an earthquake struck Greece and Turkey two days ago, bringing the death toll to 85. More than 1,000 people are injured.
2020-11-1

The University of Sydney's Australian Archaeological Mission, excavating at a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the southwest coast of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, discover Cyprus's oldest theatre. Located in the ancient city of Nea Paphos (capital of Cyprus at the time), it is a Hellenistic-Roman structure believed to have been in use for about six and a half centuries, from c. 300 B.C. until its final destruction in the earthquakes of A.D. 365. The Roman columns are made of granite from quarries in Troad, Turkey.
2015-11-7

Israeli lawmakers dedicate a session of parliament to possible commemorations of the Armenian genocide, now that relations with Turkey have deteriorated since Israel killed nine Turks in international waters of the Mediterranean Sea in 2010.
2012-06-12

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake strikes near the Aegean Sea resort of Ölüdeniz in southern Turkey, resulting in dozens of injuries especially in the city of Fethiye.
2012-06-10

Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking alongside Silvio Berlusconi in Italy where he is rallying opposition to the possible recognition of a Palestinian state, expresses a wish for improved relations with Turkey after last year's killing of Turks by Israeli commandos during the Gaza flotilla raid in international waters of the Mediterranean Sea.
2011-06-13