The number of fatalities will be extraordinary, when factoring in all of the indirect causes of death, like disease, starvation and homelessness.
Half a million or more, between Turkey and Syria.
And I fear it will trigger a new refugee crisis in Europe.
I wonder if these numbers take into account the indirect effects?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Turkey
BIG quakes are certainly not new to Turkey.