The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has released a travel warning for Turkey following a severe earthquake in the country. The 7.8 magnitude quake happened in the early hours of Monday (February 6) morning.
More than 1,200 people have died in Turkey and Syria following the quake and hundreds of people are still believed to be trapped under rubble. Turkey’s President Erdogan said 912 people have been killed in Turkey alone, with over 5,000 people wounded.
The earthquake was centred north of Gaziantep, a Turkish provincial capital. Aftershocks were felt on both the Turkish and Syrian sides of the border.
