Turkish Finance Minister Mehmet Simsek said on Friday that Saudi Arabian Development Fund would construct 25 schools to quake region in eastern province of Elazig.

Speaking after a meeting with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Ibrahim Abd al-Aziz al-Assaf, Simsek said efforts were underway to assess place for the schools that would be constructed.

An earthquake measuring 6 on the Richter scale jolted the eastern province killing 41 people and injuring 71 others.


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