In a speech, the President of Turkey expressed his appreciation for sending the humanitarian aid of the international community to Turkey while expressing that a total of 13.5 million people in Turkey were affected by the recent earthquake in this country and scientists compared it to the explosion of 500 atomic bombs.

The office of Grand Ayatollah Sistani issued a statement following the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, while expressing sympathy with the people of these two countries, and demanded immediate provision of the necessary necessities for the earthquake victims.