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Earthquake hits Istanbul, Turkey

September 26, 2019 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Istanbul, Turkey

Cumhurbaşkanı yardımcısı Fuat Oktay, dünkü deprem sonrası Avcılar bölgesinde meydana gelen zararı inceliyor. Source: Muhammet Fatih Ogras/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Our correspondent Hatice Kamer reports from Diyarbakir on the latest earthquake that hit Istanbul on 26/09/2019. A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Istanbul on Thursday, sending school children and residents into the streets and collapsing the minaret of a mosque in Turkey's commercial and cultural center.



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