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 je izgubilo život, a hiljade su ostale bez krova nad glavom u većinom Kurdima naseljenoj jugoistočnoj provinciji Van, nakon zemljotresa jačine 7,2 stepena 23. oktobra, te još jednog od 5,6 stepeni samo nekoliko dana kasnije.