Iranian president conveys condolences over deadly earthquakes in Türkiye

By Diyar Guldogan

ANKARA (AA) - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday conveyed his condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, a day after powerful and deadly earthquakes hit southern Türkiye.

In a phone call with Erdogan, Raisi expressed his sympathy on the death of hundreds of people and wished recovery for the injured, Türkiye's Communications Directorate said in a statement.

At least 3,549 people were killed and 22,168 others injured in 10 provinces of Türkiye after two strong earthquakes on Monday jolted the southern part of the country.

Early Monday morning, a 7.7 magnitude tremor struck the Pazarcik district of Kahramanmaras province, then about nine hours later, a 7.6 magnitude quake centered in the nearby Elbistan district rocked the region again, affecting several other provinces, including Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa.

The earthquake was also felt in several countries in the region, including Lebanon and Syria.