Mnogi u najvećem gradu Turske brinu se da bi neki veliki zemljotres mogao razoriti Istambul, ali su su strahovi porasli nakon što je u srijedu (3. novembra) zemljotres jačine 5,3 pogodio zaljev Soros u Egejskom moru, na zapadu Turske.
Many in Turkey's largest city have been wary that any massive earthquake would devastate Istanbul, but fears grew after a 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Gulf of Soros off the Aegean Sea in western Turkey on Wednesday (November 3rd).