⌨Istanbul experienced hundreds of aftershocks following yesterday's 6.2 magnitude earthquake, with AFAD reporting the energy released equivalent to 30 kilotons of TNT. Residents spent the night in parks, streets and mosques amid continued tremors, with over 50,000 sheltered in public buildings. By afternoon, AFAD announced aftershocks would continue for "several weeks" but noted no aftershocks above magnitude 4 occurred in the preceding 12 hours.
President Erdoğan urged against politicizing the earthquake while opening UEFA's Istanbul office. Meanwhile, Japanese seismologist Yoshinori Moriwaki warned of a 60% chance of a major earthquake within 30 years, contradicting local geologist Şener Üşümezsoy who claimed "the Marmara earthquake doesn't exist."
Communications failures during the earthquake prompted an emergency ministerial meeting with telecom operators. Health Minister Memişoğlu announced plans to hire 37,000 healthcare workers, with 19,000 positions to be filled in May.