This was reported to the European Commission.

"The European Emergency Response Center is in direct contact with the Turkish authorities to coordinate additional support if necessary," the statement said.

According to the European Commission, search and rescue teams were sent from Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, the Netherlands, Poland, and Romania.

Italy and Hungary also offered their help.

Earlier, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that more than 9 thousand people are involved in rescue operations after the earthquake.

Erdogan also announced the death of 912 people as a result of the earthquake.

According to the press secretary of the Russian leader Dmitry Peskov, the readiness to send Russian rescuers to Syria and Turkey has been indicated at the highest political level, Moscow is waiting for signals.