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Landslide occured in Ataşehir, Istanbul - Caught on camera
Landslide damages cars in Istanbul’s Ataşehir (source: hurriyetdailynews.com)
<p>Report informs referring to the <em>Haber7</em>, the incident took place in Ataşehir district.</p><p>Batı Ataşehir district municipality said, as a result retaining wall of the building near car park in Barbaros collapsed.</p><p>Ambulance and rescuers rushed ...
Tender awarded for record-breaking Turkish solar power plant
The construction index   27 March 2017   Turkey   Asia  
Solar power plant (source: The Construction Index)
<p>The contract has been awarded for a solar power plant with the capacity to supply more than 600,000 households in Turkey.</p> <p>The tender for the plant - which will be the largest in the region and one of the largest in the world &ndash; was won by a ...
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A Trojan Horse? Seismic swarm in Turkey gently stresses a major fault zone
temblor.net   16 February 2017   Turkey   Asia  
Temblor Map showing active faults in Turkey (MTA Faults)
<p>A series of mid-sized earthquakes (also called a seismic swarm) occurred at the tip of the Biga Peninsula in Turkey at the intersection of the Kestanbol Fault and the Edremit Fault Zone. In just a few days, 800 earthquakes varying size were felt, including ...
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Magnitude 5.3 quake jolts Turkey, causes minor damage
Fox News   06 February 2017   Turkey   Asia  
Earthquake epicentre (source: http://www.emsc-csem.org)
<p>Turkey's seismology center says a 5.3-magnitude earthquake, centered beneath the Aegean sea, shook the Turkish coast. The state-run news agency said the quake damaged a number of houses in five villages and at least four people were injured.</p><p>The earthquake ...
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Eurasia Tunnel opens today to ease Istanbul's traffic congestion
Daily Sabah Turkey   22 December 2016   Turkey   Asia  
Istanbul's Eurasia Tunnel, which is 14.5 kilometers long, opens to public use today (source: Daily Sabah)
<p>The Eurasia Tunnel, connecting the Asian and European continents underneath the Marmara seabed, was inaugurated on the 20th December with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım and many other foreign guests in attendance.</p> <p>The ...
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Turkey prepares for bidding on world’s largest solar plant
The construction index   25 October 2016   Turkey   Asia  
Solar plant (source: The Construction Index)
<p>The Turkish government has said that it will tender a 1,000MW solar power plant in December.</p> <p>The plant is poised to be the largest of its kind in the world, the government said.</p> <p>Completion of the plant in Konya's Karapınar district is due ...
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