It is reported by DHA with reference to the statement of the deputy head of the faction of the ruling Justice and Development Party, Mustafa Elitash.

“The parties sitting in parliament unanimously decided to suspend the meetings of the general assembly of parliament for one week in connection with the catastrophe – a powerful earthquake,” he said.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 occurred on the morning of February 6 in the province of Kahramanmaras in southern Turkey, according to the latest information, 912 people died as a result of tremors.