UN chief expresses solidarity with Türkiye after quake jolts Istanbul

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday voiced his “full solidarity” with Türkiye after a powerful magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Istanbul in the afternoon.

“May I, first of all, express to the government and the people of Türkiye my full solidarity in these difficult moments,” Guterres said ahead of his press conference at U.N. headquarters in New York on the climate crisis.

A powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Türkiye’s Istanbul on Wednesday, injuring 151 people in panic-driven incidents, none of whom suffered life-threatening wounds, officials said.

The earthquake’s epicenter was in Istanbul’s Silivri district, according to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD).

The quake hit at 12.49 p.m. local time (0949 GMT) and was felt strongly across Istanbul, home to over 15 million people, and neighboring provinces, prompting residents to flee buildings in fear.

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