Several earthquakes have hit Turkey's largest city ... her very old apartment, said: “I probably shouldn’t go back in tonight. But what am I supposed to do?” We're now seeing pictures ...

The ground beneath Istanbul trembled at 12:49pm (09:49 GMT) on Wednesday, sending millions scrambling into the streets as a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck in the sea off the city’s western coast.

By Safak Timur and Erika Solomon Safak Timur reported from Istanbul ... of the city’s older buildings, that has meant steering clear of their own homes. Nur Inan, a 59-year-old tennis instructor ...