Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency

A number of cabinet ministers took part in an earthquake simulation program during a meeting hosted by Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) on Jan.  11. 

The Turkish government will launch a new aid campaign for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar including temporary sheltering camps and support systems, Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdağ has announced. 

The Turkish government will launch a new aid campaign for Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar including temporary sheltering camps and support systems, Deputy Prime Minister Recep Akdağ has announced. 

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit the Aegean resort of Bodrum on Aug. 13, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).

Bodrum has been struck by earthquakes lately, with the most recent having a 5.1-magnitude on Aug. 8.  
The 5.1-magnitude earthquake came less than three weeks after the Aegean resort was rattled by a 6.6-magnitude earthquake.

Three people died after boat carrying 11 people, including the captain capsized off Turkey's southern Muğla coast, reports said Wednesday, quoted by Daily Sabah.

Eight people who were on the capsized boat, named Anemone, have reportedly been rescued, two of whom were injured.

The incident took place near the seaside town of Bozburun in Marmaris.

Turkish citizenship will be granted to a total of 7,000 Syrians after months of work on the issue.

Preparatory work on the issue was completed two weeks ago and the executive order on granting citizenship to 7,000 Syrians was presented and opened to signing in the cabinet meeting. 

A worker was rescued after 1.5 hours of being trapped underground following a landslide in a construction site in the Aegean province of Denizli on June 12, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported. 

Behnur Elmas was trapped by a landslide while he was installing geothermal heat pipes in Denizli's Sarayköy district at 6:30 p.m. on June 12. 

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit the Saruhanlı district of the Aegean province of Manisa on May 27 at 6.53 p.m., the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) has announced.

The earthquake hit at a depth of 10 kilometers and there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, AFAD said.

Turkey's disaster agency AFAD and the Women and Democracy Association (KADEM) have accelerated a project for the social and economic integration of women and children refugees in Turkey.  

A series of earthquakes continued to rock the western Turkish province of Çanakkale for a second day on Feb. 7, with more than 300 aftershocks affecting worried locals in the region, Doğan News Agency has reported.