A TV presenter almost burst into tears in terror as a massive earthquake rattled the studio in Istanbul, Turkey.
The 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck near Turkey’s largest city Istanbul and had a depth of about 6.2 miles, according the the German Research Centre. The alarming moment the tremor struck was captured during a discussion segment on CNN Turk. In the viral clip, anchor Meltem Bozbeyoglu was seen looking at notes on her desk as the earthquake rattled the studio. As soon as the tremor hit, Ms Bozbeyoglu looked up at the shaking camera with a look of panic on her face. Moments later, she could be seen gripping the desk while looking around the room. She then alerted her others involved in the discussion about the earthquake.
After holding her hand in the air, Ms Bozbeyoglu spoke with more panic in her voice as crashing sounds could be heard in other parts of the studio. Once again, Ms Bozbeyoglu held her hand up – possibly indicating to pause the discussion – before it could be seen that she was trembling.
But she quickly regained her composure and continued to inform viewers about the situation while looking into the camera. She then appeared to have been alerted to developments through an earpiece before continuing to speak toward the camera.
In the final moments of the viral clip, Ms Bozbeyoglu’s voice trembled and it appeared as though she was on the verge of tears. Despite the intense situation, she continued to speak to the audience in their home about developments regarding the earthquake.
Follow The Mirror’s live coverage of the Istanbul earthquake here.
The clip was shared on social media by X/Twitter user @_mertbey_ following the earthquake. Since being shared earlier today, the clip has been viewed more than 724,500 times on social media platform X/Twitter.
Authorities in Istanbul warned the public not to enter any buildings that could be damaged following the mega tremor. They are also asked not to drive unless it is absolutely necessary.
Videos shared online showed buildings shaking as the earthquake rattled the Turkish city today. At least three tremors were recorded by Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency.
The first was a 3.9 magnitude tremor that stuck the Silivri district at about 12:13pm local time. The 6.2 magnitude earthquake hit the same region at about 12:49pm local time while a third 4.4 magnitude quake struck the city’s Buyukcekmece district just two minutes later.
It is estimated that about a fifth of Turkey’s 85 million population live in the historic city of Istanbul.
Devastating earthquakes have previously struck Turkey, which lies on major fault lines, with a particularly devastating double tremor having rocked the south of the country in 2023.
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