Magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Turkey: Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya · about 17,118 deaths
Natural disaster
1999 Istanbul earthquake
Magnitude 7.6 earthquake in Turkey: Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya · about 17,118 deaths
- 17 August 1999
- Middle East
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