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Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-07): A set of two videos showing a building collapsing and people running to safety is being widely shared on social media linking it to the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, 6 February. [...] This video's caption loosely translates to 'Images from Izmir. #earthquake #izmir'. [...] Earthquake in Turkey: A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit parts of Turkey and Syria on 6 February.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-05-18): Disasters expose and exarcebate existing inequalities and divisions within societies. After the earthquakes in Turkey, things were no different. As minority communities picked up the pieces after the devastation, they were faced with renewed discrimination and marginalization in the aftermath of these disasters. The minorities most affected by discrimination following the earthquakes are Alevi communities including Turkish Alevis, Kurdish Alevis and Nusayris, as well as Rom, Dom and Abdals.Sunni Kurds have arguably been less affected by discrimination since the provinces where they mostly live, such as Diyarbakır and Şanlıurfa, were relatively less affected. [...] The village of Vakıflı is known as the only Armenian village in Turkey. Before the earthquakes, 135 people lived there. 'Half of the buildings in Vakıflı Village are destroyed. The death toll is not high in the village, but there are wounded citizens', says the President of its Armenian Community, Cem Çapar. Only 30 remain now in Vakıflı, left fearing for the future existence of their village, already endangered by migration to Istanbul. Çapar adds that 'although the aid from the first day of the earthquake has helped to sustain our lives, this region cannot be revived unless there is a state or international will.'
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-10): Turkey Earthquake: Drone Footage Shows Devastating Visuals In Hatay | Turkey Drone | Latest News Turkey was severely hit by a series of earthquakes that killed more than 21,000 people. The earthquakes have left the country with massive destruction and deaths. Drone footage has surfaced where the horrifying visuals have stunned people. Here's all you need to know#TurkeyEarthquake #Hatay #Drone
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-08): From space, the scale of the devastation wrought by the two massive earthquakes that rocked Turkey and Syria is clear. Photos taken Tuesday by Maxar Technologies, a U.S. defense contractor headquartered in Colorado, show a bird's-eye view of several Turkish towns before and after the temblors, which have claimed the lives at least 11,000 people. [...] At the epicenter of Monday first earthquake in Nurdağı, a town of around 40,000, dozens of white tents — likely shelters for survivors and emergency crews — can be seen lining the roads and streets.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-06): Thousands have been killed in Turkey and Syria, and thousands more injured, after a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked southern Turkey. CNN international correspondent Jomana Karadsheh has more.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-10): Turkey earthquake: Where did it hit and why was it so deadly? Tens of thousands of people have been killed and scores more injured by a huge earthquake which struck south-eastern Turkey, near the Syrian border, in the early hours of Monday morning. The earthquake, which hit near the town of Gaziantep, was closely followed by numerous aftershocks - including one quake which was almost as large as the first.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-06): Thousands of people in Turkey and Syria have been killed and thousands more were injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Turkey’s Gaziantep province near the Syrian border early Monday. The earthquake is the strongest to hit Turkey since 1939, when a quake of the same magnitude killed more than 30,000 people. Tremors from Monday’s earthquake and its aftershocks have been recorded across the region so far, including in Lebanon, Israel, Iraq and Jordan. [...] Turkey is located at the intersection of four tectonic plates and that makes it an earthquake-prone country. The Arabian plate is moving an estimated 20mm per year towards the Anatolian plate, and this is what caused this week’s earthquake along the East Anatolian fault line in the south of the country. A relatively shallow depth contributed to the intensity of the shaking.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-06): Before-and-after satellite images give an idea of the scale of destruction in the towns and cities across the affected regions in Turkey. Drag to the right below to see how entire buildings in Islahiye have collapsed. [Handout: Maxar Technology via Reuters] Since February 6, Turkey has been hit by more than 100 aftershocks of magnitude 4 and greater. Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes that occur in the same general area after a big earthquake. [...] Turkey is in one of the world’s most active earthquake zones. Monday’s 7.8 magnitude earthquake is the most powerful to hit the country since 1999.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-06): Turkey earthquake: The eyewitnesses who captured the quake on social media - Published [...] The tremors of the main quake - which happened at 04:17 local time - were felt more than a hundred miles in each direction from the epicentre - across southern Turkey and in northern Syria. [...] Videos have emerged showing large fires in southern Turkey, with people claiming the earthquake has caused gas pipelines to burst and burn out of control.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-08): Turkey earthquake: Before and after pictures show extent of destruction - Published [...] The first earthquake, which struck in the early hours of 6 February, was registered as 7.8, classified as "major" on the official magnitude scale. Its epicentre was near Gaziantep - a city of more than two million people. [...] In Turkey, more than 8,500 people are confirmed to have died, with tens of thousands injured and thousands of buildings destroyed.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2024-10-06): [edit]President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen expressed their condolences to those who lost their lives due to the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria and wished a speedy recovery to the injured.[541][542] Michel and Leyen announced that the EU is ready for earthquake aid in Turkey and Syria.[543] The European Union's European Civil Protection Mechanism, in which Turkey participates despite not being a member of the EU, was activated at the request of Turkey.[544] The EU dispatched thirty-one rescue teams and five medical teams from 23 member states to Turkey, committed €3 million and €3.5 million to Turkey and Syria respectively, and announced a donor conference to raise money.[545] The Copernicus Programme was also activated to provide emergency mapping services and other help.[539] [...] - ^ "Twitter Down in Turkey as Quake Response Criticism Mounts". VOA News. 8 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023. [...] - ^ Journalists covering Turkey earthquake detained and harassed Committee to Protect Journalists - ^ Uras, U. (12 February 2023). "After massive Turkey quakes, Istanbul residents fear the next one". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-07): A massive earthquake that rocked central Turkey and Syria has killed more than 4,800 people and injured thousands more, flattened apartment blocks and wreaked destruction on towns and cities in neighbouring Syria already devastated by years of war. [...] The magnitude 7.8 quake hit before sunrise in cold winter weather. It was the worst to strike Turkey this century. Its epicentre was close to the southern city of Gaziantep, and tremors were felt as far away as Cyprus, Cairo and Mosul. [...] In 1999, a tremor of a similar magnitude to Monday’s quakes devastated İzmit, killing more than 17,000 people. Erdoğan described Monday’s disaster as Turkey’s worst since 1939, when an earthquake killed more than 32,000 people and injured more than 100,000.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-15): On 6th February 2023 two large earthquakes hit southern and central Turkey, and northern Syria. They measured approximately 7.5 and 7.8 on the Moment-magnitude scale, and led to massive loss of life, and property. At the time of writing it’s been a week since these catastrophic events, and the images of destruction, and unbearable loss of human life have flooded our news feeds. [...] Different organisations, and individuals have taken different approaches. Just search for ‘Turkey earthquake maps‘ and you’ll find a plethora of all types of map. I thought it would be an interesting exercise to collate and review the designs of a few examples (from the many hundreds!) that I’ve seen. They’re largely some of the better maps created, but if you hang around until the end (or skip the good stuff altogether) there’s a small gallery of the not-so-good for those that still value sub-par maps being called out. Here goes… [...] This map illustrates the impact in Turkey (a separate map shows Syria). It’s the same as the USGS map but the design makes more sense for more readers. The map shows settlement geography as a backdrop instead of a hillshade. It’s a subtle choice but when we’re talking about the devastation from an earthquake, it’s where people live that matters, not a pleasant piece of unpopulated hillside. It provides context.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2024-01-02): Old video from Turkey shared as recent visuals from Japan earthquake. Viral video is from an earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on February 2023. [...] Title:Old video from Turkey shared as recent visuals from Japan earthquake.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2024-04-01): Seismic safety assessment of existing buildings is very important because their design and construction are made according to lower standards. The buildings designed with lower standards and without standards are susceptible to earthquake-induced damage. The vulnerability of existing buildings to seismic events has been vividly highlighted by recent earthquakes, such as the Türkiye-Syria earthquake on February 6, 2023, the Herat Afghanistan earthquake on October 11, 2023, and the Marrakesh-Safi Morocco earthquake on September 9, 2023. In the Turkey-Syria earthquake alone, over 50,000 people lost their lives [1], over 100,000 sustained injuries [2], and the economic toll amounted to approximately 110 million dollars [3]. Building damage from seismic events poses risks to lives and causes substantial financial losses, necessitating the determination of each building's fragility and the implementation of appropriate precautions before an impending devastating earthquake. Rapid Visual Screening (RVS) methods are employed for assessing building inventory, given the computational and cost constraints of in-depth vulnerability assessment methods. While conventional RVS methods are widely used and high efforts are given to enhance them, their reliability is limited for accurately assessing a building inventory [4-6].
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-03-28): Deren Ertas is a PhD candidate in history and middle eastern studies at Harvard. She was in Istanbul doing research when, beginning on February 6, 2023, a series of powerful earthquakes struck areas of southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. Following is a conversation with Ertas about her experiences in the aftermath of these devastating events. [...] As it is now well known, the earthquake affected a vast area, roughly 400 km, more than the distance between New York and Washington, DC. I cannot speak about everywhere affected by the earthquake since I remained in Malatya the whole time. Malatya, unlike Maraş and Hatay, was spared the worst. Nonetheless, there were more than 3,000 collapsed buildings, and the city’s infrastructure received a huge hit. When I first arrived, there was no clean running water, all grocery stores and shops were closed down, garbage collection had been interrupted, and the only people on the streets after a particular hour were police, gendarme, and village guards. Search and rescue teams had left and machines were trying to clear the collapsed buildings. Government officials started arriving in the second week after the earthquake to assess damages to buildings that were still standing. I remember on my second or third day in Malatya, one of the buildings that the inspectors had claimed only to be "slightly damaged" (meaning that people who live there could enter it) collapsed following an aftershock. Understandably, this contributed to an already-existing atmosphere of distrust and insecurity. Due to the continuing aftershocks, many people left the city.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-21): CLAIMA photo of a dead woman and a man, buried under the rubble, is being circulated across social media platforms with the claim that it is of a deceased couple, who died in arms during the recent Turkey earthquake. [...] Two love flowers entwined in the Turkey earthquake." [...] VERDICTTimes Fact Check has found that a still from fantasy drama series Game of Thrones is being peddled as slain lovers, who died in arms beneath a pile of rubble as a result of the Turkey earthquake.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2024-09-11): The second earthquake, just hours later at 1.30pm local time, was further north in central Türkiye and measured 7.5 magnitude. Extensive damage was caused, with buildings collapsing in cities including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Matalya, Osmaniye and Sanliurfa. [...] In Türkiye, 37,066 buildings collapsed, and over 200,000 buildings were heavily damaged. Rebuilding and recovery will take years, even with the support of the international community. [...] Thousands of people remain displaced. Many of those affected by the earthquake were already living in vulnerable conditions due to 12 years of armed conflict and a severe and worsening economic crisis. This has caused extensive destruction of cities and towns, massive internal and international displacement..
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2024-05-14): A visual arts PhD candidate supported by the Turkish Education Ministry has won the prestigious "Excellence" award from Florida State University in the U.S. for her acrylic painting "Destruction," which captures the essence of the Feb. 6 earthquakes in Türkiye’s southern provinces. Sena Öztürk, a 31-year-old PhD candidate, will have a lifelong place in the university's prestigious honor collection for her extraordinary work, which vividly depicts the aftermath of the Kahramanmaraş earthquake. It will also be featured in a year-long exhibition to cement her impact on the art world and commemorate the resilience of the earthquake-affected community. [...] Following the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that claimed the lives of more than 53,000 people and caused massive destruction in several regions, the 11 southern provinces were previously declared disaster zones.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-08): This post claims that the video shows terrifying moments during the recent earthquake in Turkey. On reverse image search of the screenshots of the video, a video with similar visuals was found published by the ‘Syria Stream’ YouTube channel on 30 October 2020. This YouTube channel described it as the visuals showing the scary moments during the earthquake in Izmir, Turkey. So, it can be confirmed that the video shared in the post shows the visuals of the 2020 earthquake in Turkey and not the latest one. Another video is also being shared on social media claiming it is the visuals of the earth trembling during the recent earthquake in Turkey. On reverse image search, a video with similar visuals was found in an article published by a news website in May 2022. This news article reported it as the terrifying moments captured from inside a car during the earthquake in Japan. A YouTube user published this video in 2019, mentioning it is the video taken on a Metropolitan Expressway during the 2011 earthquake in Japan. From all these pieces of evidence, it can be concluded that the video shared in the post is old and does not show recent visuals from Turkey. [...] To sum it up, old videos from the 2020 Turkey earthquake are being shared as recent visuals.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-13): In the context of the devastating earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria on 06 February 2023, many videos have been circulating online, as visuals of the after-effects of the disaster. In this context, two videos (here and here) claiming to be the visuals of the Turkey earthquake are also being shared on social media. Let’s find the facts behind this claim through this article. Claim: Visuals of the recent Turkey earthquake. [...] To sum up, both the videos being shared as the visuals of the Turkey earthquake are old and filmed during different incidents in Japan.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-08): Turkey earthquake: Before and after pictures show extent of destruction [...] The first earthquake, which struck in the early hours of 6 February, was registered as 7.8, classified as "major" on the official magnitude scale. Its epicentre was near Gaziantep - a city of more than two million people. [...] In Turkey, more than 8,500 people are confirmed to have died, with tens of thousands injured and thousands of buildings destroyed.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-20): In Turkey, Gupta says xView2 has been used by at least two different ground teams of search and rescue personnel from the UN’s International Search and Rescue Advisory Group in Adiyaman, Turkey, which has been devastated by the earthquake and where residents have been frustrated by the delayed arrival of search and rescue. xView2 has also been utilized elsewhere in the disaster zone, and was able to successfully help workers on the ground be "able to find areas that were damaged that they were unaware of," he says, noting Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency, the World Bank, the International Federation of the Red Cross, and the United Nations World Food Programme have all used the platform in response to the earthquake. [...] First and most important is how reliant the model is on satellite imagery, which delivers clear photos only during the day, when there is no cloud cover, and when a satellite is overhead. The first usable images out of Turkey didn’t come until February 9, three days after the first quake. And there are far fewer satellite images taken in remote and less economically developed areas—just across the border in Syria, for example. To address this, Gupta is researching new imaging techniques like synthetic aperture radar, which creates images using microwave pulses rather than light waves.
Claim: Visulas of the recent Turkey earthquake (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-10)
Evidence (2023-02-06): Visual analysis: Location and evolution of the quakes in Turkey and Syria [...] Dozens of violent aftershocks are continuing to rock southeastern Turkey and northern Syria following an earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale that struck early Monday and that has so far led to more than 2,300 deaths and thousands of injuries. Over 2,800 buildings have collapsed in Turkey. The epicenter - located in Turkish territory, about 600 kilometers (370 miles) southeast of the capital, Ankara, and 100 kilometers (60 miles) north of Aleppo - is located in an area of high seismic activity, where the Anatolian and Arabian tectonic plates converge. [...] Monday’s earthquake in Turkey and Syria measured 7.8 on the Richter scale, which classifies it as a Major earthquake, causing major damage to buildings and structures, including those that are designed to be earthquake-protected. Major earthquakes occur 10 to 20 times per year.
Claim: Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) established. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2018-05-26): An infographic published by the government on the 48-month portal makes claims regarding scholarship to persons with disability. Here is a fact check of these claims.
Claim: Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) established. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2024-08-08): ISLRTC and Army Welfare Association Society Sign MoU to Promote Indian Sign Language [...] The Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Army Welfare Association Society (AWES), in New Delhi today. The signing ceremony took place under the chairpersonship of the Secretary (Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities - DEPwD), Shri Rajesh Aggarwal. [...] Director (ISLRTC), Dr. N. Honnareddy, and Managing Director (AWES), Maj. Gen. P.R. Murali, signed and exchanged the MoUs. The ceremony was also attended by Col. K.K. Sharma, Director of Schools at AWES, Ms. Manisha Verma, faculty of Inclusive Education at AWES, and Dr. Abhishek Kr. Srivastava, Assistant Professor at ISLRTC.
Claim: Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) established. (Govt. of India, 2018-05-26)
Evidence (2015-09-22): Setting up of India Sign Language Research and Training Centre The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the setting up of Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC) as a Society under the Societies Registration Act, 1860. The ISLRTC will be under the aegis of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment. It shall be located initially at the Institute for Physically Handicapped, New Delhi. [...] The needs of the deaf community for a common ISL and related matters have long been ignored, and problems have been documented by various organizations working for the deaf. The Centre will lead the way in academic development, training and propagation of the Indian Sign Language. Development of sign language interpreters, Research and Development and new technology will be the focus area of the Centre. It will provide equal opportunities to hearing impaired persons to fully participate in every sphere of life.