A 4.3 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey's southern province of Kahramanmaras on Monday, the Turkish Disaster and Management Authority (AFAD) said

The death toll from the devastating earthquakes in Turkey's southeast has exceeded 49,500, including around 7,000 foreigners, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Saturday

The two recent massive earthquakes in Turkey caused around $34.2 billion in direct damages, and the costs of reconstruction could potentially be twice as large, the World Bank said in a new assessment on Monday

Turkey will not issue permits to build new houses in regions close to seismically active faults, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday

Turkish Ambassador Dr Mehmet Paçaci has said the earthquake, centered in the Kahramanmaras province, jolted the southern Türkiye and affected more than 13 million people across 11 provinces.