Turkey has encountered one of the largest natural disasters not only in its history, but also in the history of mankind, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
“The consequences of large -scale disasters felt 13.5 million inhabitants of ten provinces of Turkey. Underground tremors were felt in the territory of 500 km. Unfortunately, large -scale destruction took place,” Anadolu quotes the word of the Turkish leader.
Erdogan expressed confidence that thanks to the support of the people, the country in a short time will be able to eliminate the consequences of this disaster. The head of state recalled that more than a hundred countries of the world have made statements in support of Turkey.