The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has said they are aware a number of Australians were in the region when the earthquakes struck,but no deaths have been officially confirmed.
More than 5000 people are confirmed dead in southern Turkey and northern Syria where freezing temperatures and some 200 aftershocks are complicating search efforts.
Former Newcastle United winger Christian Atsu had been reported missing hours after scoring a late winner for his club in the Turkish league.
Melbourne’s Turkish community is rallying around those affected by the earthquake in their homeland.
The magnitude 7.8 earthquake and its aftershocks have unleashed a humanitarian disaster of unfathomable proportions. Before you give,however,do your research.
Sydney’s Resul Bozoglu feels there isn’t much he can do for his extended family as they worry about aftershocks from the earthquake that hit southern Turkey.
Syrians once again heard the roar and thud of buildings coming down,in scenes all too familiar to a region devastated by more than a decade of civil war.
The earthquake that struck parts of Turkey and Syria on Monday is the latest in a string of destructive tremors around the world. Here’s a look at some of the most deadly.
Nihal Iscel received news today that a cousin living in Gaziantep,the centre of a 7.8-magnitude earthquake,has died,while rescue crews are desperately searching for his wife.
Two strong quakes have devastated wide swaths of Turkey and Syria,killing thousands of people. Here’s the science behind the catastrophe.
The death toll continues to rise in Turkey and Syria after one of the biggest earthquakes in the area in almost a century.