Erzincan

Deputy Prime Minister Cemil Çiçek has admitted to calling Erzincan's chief prosecutor, İlhan Cihaner, but denied accusations of "interfering in the judiciary."

Hurriyet Dailynews Ankara-Hürriyet Daily News 2010

State Minister Faruk Celik, who carries out the Alevi initiative of the government, criticized the inclusion of efforts of Third Army commander Gen. Saldiray Berk to help Alevi villages in the indictment "Erzincan".

Hurriyet Dailynews HDN 2010

The Northern fault has created eight major quakes since Erzincan in 1939, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Stricken Zone Is Seismically Active and Ill-Prepared Marc Champion 2011

Erzincan is on the North Anatolian fault, which runs parallel to the Black Sea before tipping south into the Marmara Sea close to Istanbul.

Stricken Zone Is Seismically Active and Ill-Prepared Marc Champion 2011

The worst example of rising casualties took place in Erzincan, in 1939, when a massive quake and aftershocks left the entire city in ruins—except for the then-new, German-built train station.

Stricken Zone Is Seismically Active and Ill-Prepared Marc Champion 2011

Mr. Yegian has seen the aftermath of several earthquakes in the region, including a 6.9-magnitude tremor in Erzincan—about 200 miles from Sunday's epicenter—that left some 500 dead in 1992.

Stricken Zone Is Seismically Active and Ill-Prepared Marc Champion 2011

In 1939, 33,000 people were killed in a quake in Erzincan, also in eastern Turkey.

Powerful Earthquake Strikes Eastern Turkey Marc Champion 2011

Though relatively nearby, Erzincan is on a different fault than the one that ruptured this weekend near Lake Van, a large salt-water volcanic lake close to the Iran's border.

Stricken Zone Is Seismically Active and Ill-Prepared Marc Champion 2011

Arinc criticised the coverage of a police search of a public prosecutor's office in the town of Erzincan.

Taking Dictation, Turkish Style 2010

Last month, a Gulenist prosecutor arrested a secular prosecutor in Erzincan.

Turkey's Republic of Fear Soner Cagaptay 2010