Turkey declares 7-day national mourning after major quakes

Recap Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish President on Feb. 6 declared 7-day national mourning after two major earthquakes struck Turkey.

The quakes took place nine hours apart.

"Due to the earthquakes that took place in our country on February 6, 2023, a national mourning was declared for seven days. Our flag will be flown at half-mast until the sunset on Sunday, February 12, 2023, in all our country and foreign representations," Erdoğan said.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said it was the country‍‍`s largest disaster since 1939.