Turkish Minister of the Interior Suleyman Soylu announced that the death toll from the earthquake climbed to 43,556 people.
He explained that the state's damage assessment rate ranges between 75-80 percent, noting that 750,000 independent buildings, including commercial areas, were damaged.
He said that the death toll from the earthquake rose to 43,556 people, according to the latest official statistic.
On Feb 6, an earthquake measuring 7.7 magnitude struck south of Turkiye and North Syria, followed by another 7.6 magnitude and thousands of violent shocks, killing tens of thousands of people and leaving massive destruction in the two countries.
