18-year-old boy rescued 100 hours after quake in eastern Turkey

A person was rescued nearly 100 hours after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey´s eastern province of Van, the semi-official Anatolia news agency reported Thursday.

Turkey says Israeli aid after quake makes no difference for normalization

Turkey said that Israel´s assistance after an earthquake hit southeastern Turkey would make no difference in conditions for the normalization of their bilateral ties, which deteriorated after an Israeli raid killed 9 Turks in May 2010.

Death toll rises to 459 in eastern Turkey

The death toll in quake-hit province of Van in eastern Turkey has increased to 366 and the number of the injured to around 1,301, the country´s Disaster and Emergency Administration said Tuesday.

New life in tens for family in Turkey quake epicenter

The death toll from Sunday´s powerful earthquake in southeast Turkey has risen to 459 and the number of the injured to 1,352, the Turkish Prime Ministry´s Disaster and Emergency Administration (AFAD) said Tuesday.