A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck Turkey’s northwestern province of Balikesir, killing at least one person and causing about a dozen buildings to collapse.

The magnitude 6.1 quake left one person dead and caused 16 buildings to collapse in the north-west Balikesir province.

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake as well as several aftershocks rocked a huge swathe of Turkey on Sunday evening, with the epicentre in Turkey's Balikesir province