This was announced by the Turkish Disaster Prevention and Response Authority (AFAD).

“Search and rescue operations in the province of Sanliurfa have been completed.

Rescue teams will be sent to other provinces affected by the disaster, ”RIA Novosti reported.

According to the latest data, 12,873 people have died as a result of earthquakes in Turkey.

On February 6, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared nationwide mourning in the country in connection with the earthquakes.

Seismologist Anna Nikolaeva, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, commented on the situation in Turkey in an interview with Economics Today.