The powerful earthquake which toppled scores of buildings in central Turkey, has killed at least 42 people.

35 people are now known to have died in an earthquake in central Turkey.

A magnitude-6 earthquake has toppled dozens of buildings in central Turkey killing at least 23 people.

At least 17 people are dead after an earthquake in central Turkey.

A powerful earthquake measuring around six on the Richter scale shook central Turkey earlier today.