Erdogan: ‘The state is doing its job’

President Erdogan has pledged to rebuild the damaged areas of Turkey within a year. 

"Initially there were issues at airports and on the roads, but today things are getting easier and tomorrow it will be easier still," he said, appearing to address criticism that the government’s response was slow. 

"We have mobilised all our resources," he added. "The state is doing its job."

He noted that hotels in the Antalya and Mersin provinces had opened their doors to victims of the quake. 

"Our citizens should not worry. We will never allow for them to remain unsheltered."

Quakes leave 11,000 dead across Turkey and Syria as Erdogan visits epicentre for first time