“Our thoughts are addressed to the people of Turkey, to the families of the victims of the devastating earthquake that struck Elazig, and to all the wounded and injured,” he wrote on his Twitter.
Borrel stressed that the EU is closely monitoring the situation in Turkey.
Earlier it was reported that 30 people are under the rubble in the Turkish province of Elazig after the earthquake.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan controls the course of rescue operations in the earthquake zone.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred in the eastern province of Turkey, Elazig in the evening of January 24 and was felt throughout the country.