Europe 1 with AFP 7:18 p.m., February 06, 2023, modified at 7:18 p.m., February 06, 2023
The two earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria killed 2,300 people and injured more than 12,000 people.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has declared a national mourning for seven days in Turkey, the flags will be at half mast until sunset on Sunday February 12.
More than 2,600 people were killed in southern Turkey and Syria by a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.8, followed a few hours later by a very strong aftershock of magnitude 7.5 on Monday February 6.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday decreed a seven-day national mourning in Turkey, after these earthquakes which at this stage have made a provisional toll of 1,651 dead.
According to this decree published by the government, the flags will be flown at half-mast until sunset on Sunday February 12.
6 Şubat 2023 tarihinde ülkemizde meydana gelen depremler sebebiyle yedi gün süreyle millî yas ilan edilmiştir.
Bütün yurtta ve dış temsilciliklerimizde 12 Şubat 2023 Pazar günü güneşin batışına kadar bayrağımız yarıya çekilecektir.
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— Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (@RTErdogan) February 6, 2023
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