On October 1, 1995, a powerful earthquake devastates Dinar. Cumhuriyet headlines "Dinar Yerle Bir" (Dinar Flattened), mentioning that scenes reminding the 1992 Erzincan earthquake with photos of damaged buildings. Images show people pulled from rubble, public anger, and issues with aid delivery. Streets filled with destroyed buildings are described as resembling a war zone, with reports of theft.
Milliyet's headline "Yine Deprem, Yine Matem" (Another Earthquake, Another Mourning) features photos of damaged buildings, emphasizing the disaster's predictability. A heartbreaking image of a father crying over the rubble where he lost his child stands out. Reports show people in aid queues, Red Crescent tents near the rubble, and floods hitting the region.
In 1999, Cumhuriyet highlights Dinar's reconstruction, noting the city was rebuilt to be more modern within four years.
Date: October 1, 1995
Magnitude: 6.1 Mw
Fatalities (official numbers): 90
Damaged buildings (official numbers): 14,156
October 1999
October 1996
October 1995
Ecevİt, Bülent, Merih Ak, Orphan Bursal. "Yağma ve vurgun." Cumhuriyet, October 5, 1995, 1.
Acar, Sedat. "‘Evimizi bize mezar ettiler.’" Milliyet, October 5, 1995, 14.
"Dinar enkaz; Evsiz barksız kalanlar için önlem alınıyor." Milliyet, October 3, 1995, 2.
"‘Kamu binalarını denetimsizlik yıkıyor.’" Milliyet, October 3, 1995, 7.