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President Erdoğan commemorates victims of the 1999 Marmara earthquake
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan commemorated those who lost their lives on the 27th anniversary of the August 17, 1999 Marmara earthquake.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan commemorated those who lost their lives in the earthquake that struck the Marmara Sea region on August 17, 1999.
In a message posted on his NSosyal account, Erdoğan wished mercy for those who died on the 27th anniversary of the earthquake. He offered his condolences to the families and relatives of those who lost their lives, saying that the pain of the loss remains as fresh as it was on the first day despite the passage of time.
Gölcük was the earthquake’s epicenter
The earthquake struck at 3:02 a.m. local time on August 17, 1999, with its epicenter recorded in Gölcük district of Kocaeli. The magnitude-7.4 earthquake lasted approximately 45 seconds.
The earthquake affected Kocaeli, Yalova, Sakarya, Istanbul and Düzce. A total of 17,480 people died, 43,953 were injured and approximately 200,000 people were left homeless in the disaster.
A total of 66,441 homes and 10,901 commercial buildings were destroyed in the earthquake. The disaster affected approximately 16 million people to varying degrees, while damage was identified in 285,211 homes and 42,902 workplaces.
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