Duvar
İstiklal Avenue · 13–14 November 2022
Five newsroom reports, from the initial explosion to the following day’s coverage. The linked index also includes the 18 November follow-up.
- Explosion hits Istanbul’s Istiklal Avenue, killing 6 people ↗
- Person behind Istiklal bombing arrested, as PKK denies involvement ↗
- Turkish government agency confirms limiting internet after deadly blast ↗
- Turkish Interior Minister: We reject US condolences over deadly blast ↗
- Pro-gov’t daily blames main opposition CHP leader over deadly blast ↗
- 17 suspects arrested over Istiklal blast ↗
Duvar was where I worked during my time in Turkey. My work spanned desk research and argument verification, followed by field coordination during the November 2022 İstiklal Avenue bombing and the February 2023 earthquakes. This archive brings together the newsroom’s published coverage from those days.
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İstiklal Avenue · 13–14 November 2022
Five newsroom reports, from the initial explosion to the following day’s coverage. The linked index also includes the 18 November follow-up.
- Explosion hits Istanbul’s Istiklal Avenue, killing 6 people ↗
- Person behind Istiklal bombing arrested, as PKK denies involvement ↗
- Turkish government agency confirms limiting internet after deadly blast ↗
- Turkish Interior Minister: We reject US condolences over deadly blast ↗
- Pro-gov’t daily blames main opposition CHP leader over deadly blast ↗
- 17 suspects arrested over Istiklal blast ↗
6 February 2023 · 09:54–21:08
Five publication timestamps from a single day: the first earthquake report, damage to the Latin Catholic Church, the second major quake, the affected provinces and national mourning.
- Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes southeastern Turkey, at least 5434 killed ↗
- World leaders send condolences to Turkey after major earthquake ↗
- Latin Catholic Church among demolished structures in southern Turkey due to earthquake ↗
- Second earthquake at 7.6 magnitude strikes southern Turkey ↗
- 13 million people live in 10 provinces affected by major earthquake in southern Turkey ↗
- Shares of cement companies peak after major quake strikes southern Turkey ↗
- Turkey's unfinished Akkuyu nuclear plant not damaged by quake: Rosatom ↗
- Turkey declares 7-day national mourning after major quakes ↗
- Thousands waiting to be rescued in freezing cold after major quakes in Turkey ↗
- Turkey's Hatay province in crisis after two major quakes ↗
- International rescue teams arrive Turkey amid major quakes ↗
- Twitter restricted in Turkey following criticism of gov't quake response despite rescue efforts ↗
09:54 · A developing report
Published on 6 February at 09:54. The page now carries an updated casualty figure in its headline and the joint byline Reuters – Duvar English. This capture preserves the page as it appears today, rather than reconstructing an earlier edition.
Hatay · 7 February 2023
Duvar English’s report on the crisis in Hatay following the two major earthquakes.
The 6 February 2023 sequence: M7.8 and M7.5 earthquakes in southern Türkiye, followed by aftershocks across the region.
6 February 2023 · 09:54–21:08
Five publication timestamps from a single day: the first earthquake report, damage to the Latin Catholic Church, the second major quake, the affected provinces and national mourning.
- Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes southeastern Turkey, at least 5434 killed ↗
- World leaders send condolences to Turkey after major earthquake ↗
- Latin Catholic Church among demolished structures in southern Turkey due to earthquake ↗
- Second earthquake at 7.6 magnitude strikes southern Turkey ↗
- 13 million people live in 10 provinces affected by major earthquake in southern Turkey ↗
- Shares of cement companies peak after major quake strikes southern Turkey ↗
- Turkey's unfinished Akkuyu nuclear plant not damaged by quake: Rosatom ↗
- Turkey declares 7-day national mourning after major quakes ↗
- Thousands waiting to be rescued in freezing cold after major quakes in Turkey ↗
- Turkey's Hatay province in crisis after two major quakes ↗
- International rescue teams arrive Turkey amid major quakes ↗
- Twitter restricted in Turkey following criticism of gov't quake response despite rescue efforts ↗
09:54 · A developing report
Published on 6 February at 09:54. The page now carries an updated casualty figure in its headline and the joint byline Reuters – Duvar English. This capture preserves the page as it appears today, rather than reconstructing an earlier edition.
Hatay · 7 February 2023
Duvar English’s report on the crisis in Hatay following the two major earthquakes.
The 6 February 2023 sequence: M7.8 and M7.5 earthquakes in southern Türkiye, followed by aftershocks across the region.
Selected Duvar English newsroom coverage I contributed to. Original bylines are retained. Page captures show the archive as accessed on 6 October 2026; publication times are in Türkiye time (UTC+3). The closing earthquake sequence is credited to USGS.
