Orla Guerin

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Orla Guerin |Frances Mao

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck near Istanbul, shaking buildings in Turkey's largest city and prompting people to flee apartment blocks. The quake on Wednesday was measured at a depth of 6.92 km (4.3 miles), Turkey's emergency service says. The scale of impact and damage is still unclear with no immediate reports of casualties. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 12:49 local time (09:49 GMT) was in the area of Silivri, about 80 km (50 miles) west of Istanbul.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Orla Guerin |Frances Mao

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck near Istanbul, shaking buildings in Turkey's largest city and prompting people to flee apartment blocks. The quake on Wednesday was measured at a depth of 6.92 km (4.3 miles), Turkey's emergency service said. The scale of impact and damage is still unclear with no immediate reports of casualties. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 12:49 local time (09:49 GMT) was in the Marmara Sea, in the Silivri area about 80 km (50 miles) west of Istanbul.

3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Orla Guerin

Istanbul rocked by 6.2 magnitude earthquakeOrla GuerinBBCA 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck near Istanbul, shaking buildings in Turkey's largest city and prompting people to flee apartment blocks. The quake on Wednesday was measured at a depth of 6.92 km (4.3 miles), Turkey's emergency service says. The scale of impact and damage is still unclear with no immediate reports of casualties.

1 month ago | b92.net | Orla Guerin

Bilo je rano ujutro 23. marta kad je policija došla na vrata Jasinu Akgulu u Istanbulu – dok su mu deca još bila u krevetu. Samo nekoliko sati ranije, turski foto-reporter se vratio kući sa izveštavanja o masovnim anti-vladinim protestima. Sada je bio čovek tražen od policije. "Otišao sam do vrata i video ispred mnogo policajaca", kaže on. "Rekli su da imaju naređenje za mene, ali mi nisu otkrivali detalje.

1 month ago | bbc.com | Orla Guerin

'Don't speak, don't film': Journalist arrests fuel fears for democracy after Turkey protestsBBCYasin Akgul, a photojournalist for AFP, was arrested at his homeIt was early morning on 23 March when the police came to Yasin Akgul's door in Istanbul – while his children were still in bed. Just hours before, the Turkish photojournalist had returned home from covering mass anti-government protests. Now he was a wanted man. "I went to the door and saw there was a lot of police," he says.