The head of the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), Yunus Celik, announced that the death toll from the earthquake in the south of the country has risen to 40,642.
Celik made the statement from AFAD's coordination center in the capital Ankara on Saturday.
He explained that search and rescue operations will largely come to an end by Sunday evening.
He added, "Efforts to search and rescue may continue in a few buildings."
He also noted that 5,700 aftershocks have occurred following the dual earthquake that struck the province of Kahrman Maras on February 6.
Celik said that cash aid of 10,000 Turkish lira ($531) has been given to more than 682,000 citizens, and that cash assistance will continue to be provided to citizens.
Meanwhile, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced that the number of people receiving treatment in hospitals in the ten affected provinces has reached 6,108.
In a statement from AFAD's coordination center in Hatay province, Koca said that the total number of people receiving healthcare in all provinces has reached 21,859.
He also pointed out that 13,612 people have completed treatment.
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