The death toll from severe floods and mudslides in coastal Turkey has climbed to at least 44, the country's emergency and disaster agency said Saturday.

Following the devastating floods, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday visited one of the hardest-hit cities, Bozkurt, to lead a prayer for the victims and pledge government help.

"We will do whatever we can as a state as quickly as we can and rise from the ashes," Erdogan told mourners. "We can't bring back the citizens we lost, but our state has the means and power to compensate those who lost loved ones."

(With input from agencies)