International community pours assistance, and condolences after Türkiye’s earthquake

The international community provided a variety of aid, most notably rescue teams, to help Türkiye recover from the disaster. The support continues and grows stronger by providing medical care to the injured, meeting the needs of earthquake survivors, and providing financial assistance. In this regard, teams and supplies from Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia of the Republic of Moldova, Cologne, France, the United Nations (UN), the Gulf countries (Saudi Arabia, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain), Italy, Japan, Pakistan, the Balkan countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro, and Serbia), the World Health Organization (WHO), and Algeria continue to arrive the earthquake-affected areas.

The European Union (EU), London, Ireland, Scotland, Malta, Kosovo, Colombia, China, Germany, Afghanistan, Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government (IKRG), Gaza, Georgia, Russia, African states, the USA, Libya, Tehran, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Mali, Belgium, the Netherlands, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, Hungary, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Togo, Rwanda, Gabon, Tanzania, Ghana, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, and Namibia expressed their condolences following the disaster. Some of these performed funeral prayers in absentia in their mosques and prayed collectively, while others signed the books of condolence at our embassies.

Siemens AG and Siemens Healthineers, Allianz, Johnson & Johnson, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (PABSEC), the International Balkan University (IBU), the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA), and the Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation (AMEXCID), the International Union of Muslim Scholars, the Dakar Yunus Emre Institute, and other companies, institutions and organisations also gave their financial support to Türkiye. (ILKHA)