Sharing the photo of the TMMOB Provincial Representative, which was not destroyed in the earthquake, EMO Chairperson of the Board Mahir Ulutaş said: "As long as science and technology are used for the benefit of the public, it will be enough to build structures that will survive such a major earthquake."
Continuing his statements in front of AFAD tents in the earthquake area, Erdoğan threatened that sanctions would be imposed on the people who expropriated the markets as a result of the failure to receive aid after the earthquake.
Mesopotamia Psychologists Initiative launched a campaign to provide psycho-social support to citizens in four languages due to the earthquake.
President Erdoğan announced that the death toll rose to 18,991.
While 17 people were injured, 56 people lost their lives from the rubble of the destroyed Yoldaş Apartment in the 5 Nisan Neighborhood of Diyarbakır's Rezan district. 8 flats in the apartment still have not been reached.
The people of Elbistan, whose housing problems were not resolved at minus 15 degrees, started to leave the district in order not to freeze.
In Adıyaman, where the earthquake caused great destruction, the bodies that were removed from the rubble have been buried in blankets for 3 days.
Our reporters, who were in the earthquake area whose epicenter was Maraş and hit 10 cities, photographed every moment of the disaster.
Stating that they received an answer from the Provincial Health Directorate, İzmir Medical Chamber said: "We took the answer that there is no need for now when we send 400 health workers who applied to them to the earthquake area".
The Union of Turkish Bar Associations listed the persons and organizations responsible for the destruction of thousands of buildings in Maraş-centered earthquakes and filed a criminal complaint.
Search and rescue efforts are progressing very slowly in the Elbistan district of Maraş, where the heaviest destruction was experienced by the earthquake. Those who managed to stay alive in the district said: “Our bodies should be pulled out of the rubble. We want tents, but the state does not even bring a piece of cloth.”
Starting an aid campaign for earthquake victims in Şırnak, non-governmental organizations and political parties said: "The solidarity is prevented with the declaration of the State of Emergency. The State of Emergency decision should be stopped and these regions should be declared as disaster areas".
Pointing out that the buildings were not inspected, Geophysical Engineer Erdal Şahan said: "If they had been built in accordance with the current earthquake regulations, these buildings would not collapse like rusk."
Calling on the military forces not to take action due to the earthquake in Kurdistan, KCK Executive Council Co-chairperson Cemil Bayık called out to the public: "Everyone should mobilize to save our people who are under the rubble."
The State of Emergency, which will be valid for 3 months in 10 cities affected by the earthquake, was accepted by the Parliament and entered into force.