No serious injuries or damage.
According to news One person panicked, jumped down from the third floor and broke his foot. Damage occurred in a mosque's minaret in one of the suburban neighborhoods. It was also 1 apartment building evacuated where the floor slip occurred. Damage assessment works are ongoing across the province.
That is all.
However, the communication system crashed for a few hours. While there was no problem in internet communication, GSM operators had a big problem. When the operators switched to disaster paramets, the problem was solved. However, it is not acceptable for the emergency action plan to be put into operation so late. That's the scary part. Because the predictions for the expected Great Istanbul earthquake are above 7.3. The same network problem can have fatal consequences if such a disaster occurs.
