“These earthquakes caused great destruction over a very large area compared to similar earthquakes.
We are faced with one of the largest disasters not only in the history of the republic, in our geography, but also in the world, ”RIA Novosti quotes him as saying.
Earlier, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said that more than 8,000 people were saved after the earthquake.
Earthquakes in Turkey killed 3549 people.
The Newinform edition reported that more than 100 Russian rescuers arrived in Turkey, which suffered from powerful earthquakes.