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Turkeys president Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday denied that the country was under-prepared for earthquakes as the death toll from a tremor that hit the countrys east climbed to at least 35.

Do not listen to rumours, do not listen to anyones negative, contrary propaganda, and know that we are your servants, Mr Erdogan said on Saturday after attending the funeral of a mother and son who were killed in Fridays 6.8 magnitude earthquake

His comments followed the announcement of a criminal investigation into provocative social media posts and reports that broadcasting authorities were reviewing media coverage of the quake.

Some locals accused officials of under-reporting the number of people trapped inside buildings, as hopes faded that the missing might be found alive.

The earthquakes epicentre was in the town of Sivrice, in Turkeys eastern Elazig Province, a picturesque area atop the Eastern Anatolian Fault.

Locals here oftenchoose one-story prefabricated housingin anticipation of tremors. Much of the damage appears to affecthigh-density multi-storey housing in urban areas.

By Sunday afternoon, experts had clocked 714 aftershocks.

The Turkish governments disaster and emergency agency, AFAD, said close to 80 buildings collapsed and another 645 were heavily damaged across two provinces.

Turkeys Interior Ministry said at least 15,000 people are sleeping in gymnasiums and schools, and more than 5,000 tents have been set up for others made homeless by the quake.

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Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan hits back at criticism of earthquake readiness as death toll reaches 35 - The Telegraph