A magnitude 5. 6 earthquake has shaken southern Turkey, three weeks after a catastrophic tremor devastated the region.

Thousands of buildings have been left empty in both countries since the earthquake on February 6 which resulted in the deaths of more than 47,000 people

Investigations have been launched against more than 600 people in relation to buildings that collapsed in Turkey’s catastrophic earthquake earlier this month, a government official said.

Turkish authorities say preliminary work has started to build housing for people left homeless by the massive earthquake that hit parts of the country and neighbouring Syria, killing tens of thousands.

'I decided to help my family and all Syrians who are suffering 12 years of war and now with [the] Earthquake, the suffering is double'

The death toll from the massive earthquake that hit parts of Turkey and Syria on February 6 continues to rise as more bodies are retrieved from the rubble of demolished buildings.A magnitude 6.4 earthquake that struck the already battered province ...

Survivors of the earthquake that jolted Turkey and Syria 15 days ago, killing tens of thousands of people and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless, are dealing with more trauma after another deadly tremor rocked the region.The 6.4 magnitude ...

Eight people are now confirmed to have died in Turkey and Syria in a new and powerful earthquake – which hit two weeks after 45,000 people were killed in one.

A new 6. 4 magnitude earthquake has killed three people and injured more than 200 in parts of Turkey that were laid waste two weeks ago by a massive tremor that killed tens of thousands.

A new 6. 4 magnitude earthquake has struck parts of Turkey and Syria that were laid waste two weeks ago by a massive tremor that killed around 45,000 people.

US secretary of state Antony Blinken took a helicopter tour on Sunday of one of the provinces worst affected by the February 6 earthquake in southern Turkey and northern Syria and pledged a further 100 million US dollars (£83 million) in aid to help ...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in southern Turkey on Sunday and set off on a tour of the earthquake disaster zone accompanied by his Turkish counterpart.

Nearly two weeks after a massive earthquake levelled tens of thousands of buildings and displaced millions of people in Turkey and Syria, many are still struggling to fulfil their basic needs and some are living in tents, factories, train carriages ...

More than 10 days after the powerful earthquake struck, rescuers overnight pulled out a child, a woman and two men alive from wreckage. The latest rescues came as crews began clearing up debris in cities devastated by the earthquake.

Over €800,000 worth of supplies will be distributed by Irish Aid partners, Concern and Goal, who aim to reach 42,000 people in the affected regions.

UN officials have warned the number of people killed could exceed 50,000.

The UN has reported a death toll of about 6,000 for all of Syria, including 4,400 in the rebel-held northwest.

Corner-cutting contractors sold buildings as safe that then collapsed. But just as culpable are officials who offered permits and lax controls, writes Constanze Letsch

“What has happened in Turkey and northwest Syria is as bad as anything that I have ever seen,” said Dubliner Ros O’Sullivan of Concern. 

Mr Erdogan said 105,505 people were injured as a result of the February 6 quake centred around Kahramanmaras and its aftershocks

Gunmen stormed a hospital in north Syria where a baby girl is receiving care after being born under the rubble of her family’s earthquake-shattered home, a hospital official said Tuesday, adding that the attackers beat the clinic’s director.

He said those crushed by debris frequently require limb amputations and removals of dead tissue, often needing “miracles to survive”

Qatar plans to send 10,000 cabins and caravans from last year’s World Cup to provide shelter for survivors of the Turkish earthquakes, officials said. The gas-rich Gulf nation says it had always planned to donate the mobile homes.

Rescuers were working to reach people under the rubble in three provinces hit hard by the devastating quakes that hit Turkey and Syria last week.The death toll from the magnitude 7.8 and 7.5 quakes that struck nine hours apart on February 6 in ...

Teams in southern Turkey’s Hatay province cheered and clapped when a 13-year-old boy identified only by his first name, Kaan, was pulled from the rubble.

As well as stories of near-miraculous rescues in recent days – many broadcast live on Turkish television and beamed around the world – tens of thousands of bodies have been found during the same period.

Rescue crews in Turkey pulled a 40-year-old woman from the wreckage of a building on Monday, a week after two powerful earthquakes struck.

The father-of-two said the battle to save them, and their determination to stay alive, “will stay with me”.

While the fundraising page was being set up, Mrs Kuccuk’s chef husband Ergin, 47, travelled to Elbistan from Tralee, County Kerry, on Tuesday morning in a bid to find and rescue his sister Hanim and parents Ali and Done Kuccuk from the rubble.

Greek foreign minister Nikos Dendias has visited the earthquake-stricken areas of Turkey on Sunday, accompanied by his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu.

The death toll from Monday’s quakes stood at 28,191 on Sunday morning, with more than 80,000 others injured, and is certain to rise

At least 24,596 people have been confirmed dead after the 7.8-magnitude quake struck on Monday

Humanitarian groups working in southern Turkey and northwest Syria have warned survivors in the earthquake zone will require help for months, or even years, after the rescue and recovery missions end.Among the worst in recent history, the 7.8 ...

Rescue teams in Turkey have pulled five members of a single family alive from the wreckage of their home, 129 hours after a powerful earthquake struck the region.

Adem Altan came across a father holding his dead daughter’s hand – who asked him to take her photo

Rescuers have pulled several earthquake survivors from the remnants of buildings, including some who lasted more than 100 hours trapped under concrete, as the death toll in Turkey and Syria rose to more than 22,000.

Psychological counselling being offered to people in temporary 'safe zones'

The 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit the border region between Turkey and Syria, an area with a population of 13.5 million, killing more than 20,000 people

Before dawn in Gaziantep, near the epicentre of the quake, rescuers pulled Adnan Muhammed Korkut from the basement where had been trapped since the tremor struck on Monday

Irish aid agency said its teams are working around the clock to account for a number of staff, while supporting the overall search and rescue mission

Rescue workers are making a final push to find survivors of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria that rendered many communities unrecognisable to their inhabitants and led the Turkish president to declare it “the disaster of the century”.

A small convoy has crossed from Turkey into Syria’s rebel-held north-west region with desperately needed medicines, blankets, tents and UN shelter kits.

In addition to 17,134 people killed in Turkey, the country’s disaster management agency said more than 60,000 have been injured. On the Syrian side of the border, 3,317 have been reported dead and more than 5,000 hurt

Ryan Gray, from the K9 Search and Rescue NI charity, is leading a team to assist in the search effort, preparing to travel from Northern Ireland on Friday.