Over 650 people were killed and thousands of others were left homeless in the country's largely Kurdish-populated southeastern province of Van following a 7.2-magnitude tremor on October 23rd and another measuring 5.6 only a few days later.
Više od 650 osoba izgubilo je život, a tisuće su ostale bez krova nad glavom u većinom Kurdima naseljenoj jugoistočnoj provinciji Van, nakon potresa jačine 7,2 stupnja 23. listopada, i još jednog od 5,6 stupnjeva samo nekoliko dana kasnije.