Wednesday’s 6.2 magnitude earthquake in the Marmara Sea, off the coast of Istanbul’s Silivri district, dramatically revealed the city’s complete unpreparedness for a major earthquake that ...

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By Safak Timur and Erika Solomon Safak Timur reported from Istanbul and Erika Solomon from Berlin. A powerful earthquake shook Istanbul on Wednesday, sending residents of Turkey’s most populous ...