Turkey sits on one of the world's two most active fault lines, which means numerous devastating earthquakes have claimed thousands of lives and reshaped entire cities.

Turkey's environmental ministry said it was ... "We said that a gold mine in Erzincan, which is on an active fault line and 300m away from the Euphrates River as the crow flies, is very dangerous ...

Turkey is now suffering from collective aftershock ... There are renewed fears about the active fault lines beneath the country. Many worry when the next deadly quake may come.

The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled against Turkey in the case of a girl who was forced into prostitution from the age of 12, saying she was not given sufficient legal protection and ...