Many Die While Watching Sea Retreat

Yalciner said, "The sea retreated before the waves came. When people noticed it, they should have moved back at least a few hundred meters or run to high ground."

Turkcell reports live signals from South East Asia

Turkcell has reported that it is still receiving signals from the 2,500 subscribers located South East Asia, but warned that a live signal does not necessarily mean that those people are using their telephones.

The Foreign Ministry has announced that they have not yet received any information as to whether or not there are any Turkish casualties, but that they are trying to get information on the whereabouts of 30 people.

Turkish ships that were sailing in the region at the time of the earthquake have reportedly not been damaged.