It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the Anadolu agency.
“President Erdogan called the governor of Kahramanmaras province Omer Choskun after the earthquake and received information about the earthquake,” the report said.
Earlier, Turkey announced the highest level of alarm due to earthquakes.
It was also reported that aftershocks of magnitude 6.4 to 6.6 were recorded in southeast Turkey.