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

About a tenth of housing in quake-hit southern Turkey has collapsed or is beyond repair and needs to be leveled, Urbanization Minister Murat Kurum said on Thursday

Turkey's earthquake death toll has reached 19,388 and more than 77,000 people were injured, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday