7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Turkiye • Hacker News Board

This was felt across the region (Isreal, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, some places in Egypt). Anywhere one can get news of what's happening in Turkey? The epicenter of the quake seems close to a large city. (I know it's like 4-5 AM there now)

Re: 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Turkiye

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Post by mabbo » Mon, Feb 06, 2023, 2:22 AM UTC

guywithahat wrote: post #4

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That is the country's legal name. They've requested the world spell it that way.

It would have taken you a moment to Google that before posting and looking foolish.

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Post by gorkemcetin » Mon, Feb 06, 2023, 2:25 AM UTC

I have never seen an earthquake covering such a wide area. I confirm collapsing buildings in at least 5 cities. There is a big chaos on social media as well - many people asking for help since they are stuck under debris. What a disaster!

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Post by gorkemcetin » Mon, Feb 06, 2023, 2:27 AM UTC

nobrains wrote: post #12

https://twitter.com/search?src=typed_query&q=Earthquake Then go to videos tab.

You may want to use the word “deprem” as you search for media/news.

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Post by vecplane » Mon, Feb 06, 2023, 2:27 AM UTC

guywithahat wrote: post #4

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Lots of 'um ackshually' in the replies here. This my first time seeing the 'new' spelling and I don't like it. I'll keep spelling it Turkey.

Same feeling for Cote D'Ivoire - I'll just say the Ivory Coast

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Post by Overtonwindow » Mon, Feb 06, 2023, 2:30 AM UTC

Al Jazeera has a bit right now on the earthquake in Turkey.

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Post by sylware » Mon, Feb 06, 2023, 2:30 AM UTC

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Post by benatkin » Mon, Feb 06, 2023, 2:30 AM UTC

mabbo wrote: post #14

guywithahat wrote: post #4

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That is the country's legal name. They've requested the world spell it that way. It would have taken you a moment to Google that before posting and looking foolish.

Where's the request? I wonder what if any change in spelling they requested for other languages besides english. In Spanish it's Turquía. That's probably acceptable.

Never mind, here's the request: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61671913

An article in Spanish about it: https://elpais.com/internacional/2022-07-17/turquia-y-los-pa...