President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan will carry out evaluations in the quake-hit Elazığ province.
Pesident Erdoğan arrived in Elazığ to carry out evaluations regarding the 6.8-magnitude quake that hit the Sivrice district of Elazığ. Erdoğan is accompanied by the Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Mustafa Şentop, Vice President Fuat Oktay and some ministers.
Erdoğan was welcomed at the airport by the Minister of Interior Süleyman Soylu, Minister of Environment and Urbanization Murat Kurum, Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca, Minister of National Defence Hulusi Akar, Minister of National Education Ziya Selçuk and the Governor of Elazığ Province Çetin Oktay Kaldırım as well as other officials.
Erdoğan will inspect the areas affected by the earthquake and receive information from relevant officials.