Roundup: Turkish gov't admits quake rescue effort not as quick as hoped as relief enters 5th day

ANKARA, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan acknowledged Friday that his government's response to the massive earthquake in southern Türkiye was not as fast as desired.

"Too many buildings were damaged, unfortunately. We were not able to speed up our interventions as quickly as we had desired," he told reporters in the quake-affected Adiyaman province.