An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 occurred today in the east of Turkey, as a result of which one person lost his life and 4 were injured according to the first information.

Buildings including a construction site collapsed from the earthquake.

The epicenter of the earthquake is located 8 kilometers southwest of Malatia at a depth of 2 kilometers.

More than 44,374 people died in Turkey in the two powerful earthquakes on February 6, the head of Turkey’s Disaster Management Agency (AFAD) said today, in the latest toll from the disaster.

Strong earthquakes hit 10 provinces in southern Turkey and more than 13 million people have been affected.

Yunus Sezer, head of AFAD, said search and rescue operations had been completed in around 21,000 buildings, adding: “We are now fully focused on removing the debris.”

At least 9,900 aftershocks have been recorded since the two major earthquakes, he said.

“We send more than 10,000 tents to the regions on average every day and deliver them to the most remote corners. Today we have 287 tent cities in the region,” Sezer emphasized.

More than 1.5 million people are staying in tents, containers and public hostels in the disaster areas, he added, adding that 563,000 people were evacuated outside the disaster area.

People’s anger at Erdogan

With presidential and parliamentary elections looming, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s popularity, already battered by the economic crisis, has taken another hit

Fans of Turkish football club Besiktas, following the example of fans of another football club, Fenerbahce, chanted slogans calling on the Turkish government to step down, almost three weeks after the devastating earthquake in southeastern Turkey, in one of the rare loud and open protests against authorities in the country.

“Government, resign!” chanted by thousands of Besiktas fans in Istanbul at the Inonou Stadium this evening during the league match against Antalyaspor.

They also threw stuffed animals on the lawn to honor child victims of the February 6 earthquake that killed more than 44,000 people in Turkey and also hit neighboring Syria.

On Saturday, Fenerbahce fans chanted “Lies, deceptions, it’s been 20 years, resign!” during a match against Konyaspor.

With presidential and parliamentary elections looming, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s popularity, already battered by the economic crisis, has taken another hit.