The death toll from the earthquake in Türkiye has risen to 50,399, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said, via Turkish media.

On February 6, two powerful earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 occurred in the southeast of Türkiye, and tremors led to destruction in neighboring countries as well, including Syria. Subsequently, the country was shaken by over 100,000 aftershocks.