The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) is an institution that carries out prevention, preparedness, response and recovery work against disasters and emergencies nationwide. It operates under the Türkiye Interior Ministry. It also conducts education, planning and coordination activities aimed at developing disaster awareness in society.
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Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz wished mercy for those killed and recovery for the injured in the collapsed building in Istanbul's Maltepe. Yılmaz said search and rescue efforts were continuing.
+2: Kıbrıs Genç TV and Kıbrıs Manşet The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) published a preliminary assessment report on the 5.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Adana's Saimbeyli district at 14:43 today.
+2: Sözcü and Cumhuriyet +3: BirGün, Sözcü and Cumhuriyet The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) recorded quakes of magnitude 4.8 and 4.9 in Adana's Saimbeyli district and magnitude 5.2 in Osmaniye's Sumbas district. Turkish Interior Minister Mustafa Çiftçi said no adverse situation had been found so far.
+2: Anadolu Ajansı and TRT Haber 
+14: Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, Star, Takvim, CNN Türk, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit, Haber7, Habertürk, Milat, DHA, TGRT Haber, Yeni Asır and A Haber +15: NTV, Milliyet, Türkiye Gazetesi, Star, Takvim, CNN Türk, Hürriyet, Yeni Akit, Haber7, Habertürk, Milat, DHA, TGRT Haber, Yeni Asır and A Haber 
+5: Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Diken, Havadis and Karar +6: ANKA Haber Ajansı, Gazete Oksijen, Dünya, Diken, Havadis and Karar 
+7: İlke TV, Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Sözcü, Oda TV, Evrensel and BirGün +8: Yeniçağ, İlke TV, Cumhuriyet, Nefes, Sözcü, Oda TV, Evrensel and BirGün 
In Kahramanmaraş, Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) staff recorded disaster training they had not actually given in schools as if delivered and were paid on the basis of those documents. The governorship authorized an investigation into six staff members.
+2: soL Haber and Nefes +3: Evrensel, soL Haber and Nefes Autopsies of two of the 5 workers killed in the mine collapse in Soma were completed and their bodies were handed over to their relatives. In the investigation by the Soma Chief Public Prosecutor's Office, 9 suspects, including the company's general manager, were detained.
+8: Yeni Asır, Star, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak, Milat, Yeni Akit, Milliyet and Haber7 +9: CNN Türk, Yeni Asır, Star, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak, Milat, Yeni Akit, Milliyet and Haber7 
+6: Ekonomim, Bianet, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Gündem Kıbrıs, Ekonomi Manşet and Agos +7: Medyascope, Ekonomim, Bianet, Kıbrıs Genç TV, Gündem Kıbrıs, Ekonomi Manşet and Agos 
+8: Evrensel, Yeniçağ, Sözcü, Nefes, Halk TV, BirGün, soL Haber and Tele2 Haber +9: Cumhuriyet, Evrensel, Yeniçağ, Sözcü, Nefes, Halk TV, BirGün, soL Haber and Tele2 Haber 
+4: DW Türkçe, Asharq Al-Awsat, An-Nahar and Al-Monitor +5: Euronews Türkçe, DW Türkçe, Asharq Al-Awsat, An-Nahar and Al-Monitor Şanlıurfa Governor Hasan Şıldak said the 5.4-magnitude quake centered on Karaköprü caused no loss of life or damage. Education in the city was suspended for one day.
+14: TGRT Haber, Takvim, Türkiye Gazetesi, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, A Haber, Yeni Şafak, Sabah, Habertürk, Yeni Asır, Milliyet, Star, DHA and Haber7 +15: NTV, TGRT Haber, Takvim, Türkiye Gazetesi, CNN Türk, Yeni Akit, A Haber, Yeni Şafak, Sabah, Habertürk, Yeni Asır, Milliyet, Star, DHA and Haber7 
+9: Karar, Ekonomim, Bianet, Gazete Oksijen, Kısa Dalga, Diken, Gündem Kıbrıs, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Havadis +10: Sporx, Karar, Ekonomim, Bianet, Gazete Oksijen, Kısa Dalga, Diken, Gündem Kıbrıs, ANKA Haber Ajansı and Havadis 
+9: Cumhuriyet, Muhalif, Nefes, Halk TV, soL Haber, Tele2 Haber, Yeniçağ, Oda TV and BirGün +10: Sözcü, Cumhuriyet, Muhalif, Nefes, Halk TV, soL Haber, Tele2 Haber, Yeniçağ, Oda TV and BirGün 
In the Court of Accounts' 2025 AFAD report, budget realisation was 99.92%. Allocations to İller Bankası and payments to TOKİ and Emlak Konut were recorded contrary to legislation, and delivered housing was not recorded in accounts.
The ministry provided psychosocial support to more than 26,000 people following forest fires and other disasters in the January-September period.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred at a depth of 7 kilometers in the Saimbeyli district of Adana at 04:02. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) reported no adverse situations following the tremor, which was also felt in surrounding provinces.
+2: TRT Haber and Anadolu Ajansı 
+8: Türkiye Gazetesi, Hürriyet, Star, NTV, Yeni Şafak, Habertürk, Yeni Akit and CNN Türk +9: Haber7, Türkiye Gazetesi, Hürriyet, Star, NTV, Yeni Şafak, Habertürk, Yeni Akit and CNN Türk +5: Karar, Gazete Oksijen, Kısa Dalga, Bianet and Kıbrıs Genç TV +6: Dünya, Karar, Gazete Oksijen, Kısa Dalga, Bianet and Kıbrıs Genç TV +7: Nefes, Sözcü, Tele2 Haber, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, BirGün and Oda TV +8: Evrensel, Nefes, Sözcü, Tele2 Haber, Yeniçağ, Cumhuriyet, BirGün and Oda TV 
In the heavy downpour in Rize, 16 workplaces and 3 residences in İyidere, along with 40 businesses, 9 neighborhoods, and 7 villages in Pazar were damaged. Governor İhsan Selim Baydaş announced there were no casualties and about 40 houses were evacuated.
+5: Habertürk, Yeni Şafak, Milat, Star and Haber7 +6: CNN Türk, Habertürk, Yeni Şafak, Milat, Star and Haber7 
+4: Cumhuriyet, Gerçek Gündem, Evrensel and Sözcü +5: Halk TV, Cumhuriyet, Gerçek Gündem, Evrensel and Sözcü Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), commando, and gendarmerie teams are searching an area of about 3 square kilometers for 11-month-old Büşra, who disappeared on September 10 in İncedere Highland of Göndüren village in Sivas's Divriği district. Teams have not yet found any traces or clues.
+2: Cumhuriyet and Halk TV +3: Sözcü, Cumhuriyet and Halk TV The Istanbul Governorship reported a landslide at a construction site in Alkent 2000 on 19 September around 18:40, killing 39-year-old A.M. under debris and injuring 28-year-old B.M. The construction firm's owner, site supervisor, and an employee were detained.
+7: Habertürk, CNN Türk, NTV, Yeni Akit, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak and Milat +8: Takvim, Habertürk, CNN Türk, NTV, Yeni Akit, Türkiye Gazetesi, Yeni Şafak and Milat 
+3: Ekonomim, Dünya and Gazete Oksijen +4: Diken, Ekonomim, Dünya and Gazete Oksijen 
+4: Sözcü, Muhalif, Evrensel and Gerçek Gündem +5: Oda TV, Sözcü, Muhalif, Evrensel and Gerçek Gündem 
