The Latest Breaking News from Turkey

Rescue teams from overseas began deploying in Turkey on Tuesday after a pair of powerful earthquakes a day earlier killed at least 4,000 people in the country and neighboring Syria, leaving millions to suffer without power or heat throughout a snowy night.

Editorial: Many of those affected by the devastating shock have already suffered due to the war in Syria. They need help

Two powerful earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria within 12 hours on Monday, killing at least 2,600 people, with the death toll expected to rise

Rescue teams across the region are working day and night desperately trying to get those trapped to safety. Some of those beneath the rubble were using social media to guide rescuers

Relief worker Atiqur Rahman, owner of Yahya's Indian Grill in Stoke-on-Trent, was staying at Diplomatic Office for Turkey as part of his work for charity Global Relief Trust when it hit

Dr Osama Sallom described scenes - flattened buildings and hospitals full of bodies - in Syria which looked heartbreakingly similar to residents who have faced 11 years of bombardment from the war

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Gaziantep Castle in southeastern Turkey dates back to the Hittite Empire and in modern times has been a museum and tourist attraction. Parts of the building were destroyed by Monday's earthquake.

Syrian toddler Raghad Ismail was rushed to safety from the rubble of her home after it collapsed in a huge earthquake that has wreaked devastation in Syria and Turkey. But most of her family, including her mother, did not make it out alive.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said it was too early to say whether there would be British fatalities, although none have been reported so far.

Entire neighbourhoods and villages in northwestern Syria were destroyed after a violent earthquake the morning of February 6 hit Turkey near the border. In between internet outages, several of our Observers in opposition-controlled areas of Syria told us of the heartbreaking scenes as rescue workers struggle to keep up.