Tornado kills 4 workers at construction site in Antalya, Turkey

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Where: Fevzi Çakmak neighborhood of Kepezresolved to locality36.887, 30.703
When: Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-10-27 · last update 2026-10-28
Sourcing: 9 reports9 outlets carrying it · independence not established
How far this got: localizednamed facility unresolvedOptical coverageSub-metre commercial imagery was recommended; Sentinel-2 is the closest we carry at 10 m, so small objects will not resolve.

Summary

A tornado struck a construction site in the Kepez district of Antalya, Turkey, killing 4 workers and injuring 1. The tornado formed at around eleven o'clock at night and tore through the site, destroying worker housing containers and toppling a crane. According to Antalya Governor Hulusi Shahin, the tornado-like whirlwind appeared suddenly in the area containing construction offices and containers, with no similar storm recorded elsewhere in the city. Footage captured the tornado tearing through the construction site. Three of the four deceased were Syrian nationals. The incident occurred shortly after a weather warning for heavy rainfall in the region. The destruction was described as exceptionally localized, with no damage reported in other parts of Antalya.

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What remains unresolved

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2026-10-28member countour measurement8 → 9reports joined

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Sources

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bnonews.com
- Tornado kills 4 construction workers in southern Turkey2026-10-27
dailysabah.com
- Tornado kills 4 construction workers in Antalya, Türkiye2026-10-27
winnipegfreepress.com
- A tornado rips through a construction site in Turkey, killing 4 workers2026-10-27
aol.co.uk
- Tornado kills 4 after ripping through Turkish tourist hotspot - AOL2026-10-27
ohscanada.com
- Tornado rips through a construction site in Turkey, killing 4 workers2026-10-27
georgiatoday.ge
- Tornado kills four at construction site in Türkiye’s Antalya2026-10-27
al-monitor.com
- Tornado kills 4 in Turkey’s Mediterranean tourism hub Antalya2026-10-27
dailymail.com
- Moment tornado strikes in Turkish holiday hotspot, killing at least four | Daily Mail Online2026-10-27
presstv.co.uk
- Four workers killed after tornado hits construction site in southern Turkey2026-10-28

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