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Wednesday, 24 November, 1999, 13:52 GMT
The quakes that shook Turkey: Special report
![]() Two devastating earthquakes hit Turkey within the space of less than
three months during 1999. The first - with its epicentre at Izmit in Turkey's heavily populated northwest - struck at 0302 hours local time on 17 August. It left some 17,000 people dead and thousands more homeless. The second struck just 100km away on 12 November, killing hundreds more. Below are the main stories from BBC News Online's coverage at the time:
New crisis for quake victims
The Izmit quake - August 1999
"In the shattered city, people salvage what they can, while they can. They're surviving day to day " - Chris Morris revisits the scene one month after the quake.
![]() ![]() Seismic suffering
The latest devastating earthquake to rock Turkey has significantly increased the risk of a large seismic strike near Istanbul, says an expert on the region's geology. ![]() ![]()
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