Turkey earthquake death toll suggests lessons of 1999 were not learned
Stricter regulations were promised after quake two decades ago, but poor construction has played major role in latest disaster
March 2012
Istanbul needs neighbourhood regeneration
Letter: Huge swaths of Istanbul's older neighbourhoods must be demolished and reconstructed during the next 10-20 years if a humanitarian catastrophe is to be averted
April 2000
Quake warning for Istanbul
Faith is shaken
January 2000
Winter weather adds to misery for quake survivors
Strong winds and driving rain destroy hundreds of temporary homes in Turkey's tent cities
November 1999
Alive after 100 hours under debris
A 42-year old woman was rescued from the ruins of her home in north-western Turkey during the early hours of yesterday morning, more than four days after a powerful earthquake hit the region.
President visits earthquake survivors' tent city
President Bill Clinton embraces seven-month-old Erkan Isik during a visit yesterday to a tent city to see how thousands of homeless survivors of Turkey's August earthquake are making do. He promised continued aid.
