Search and Rescue

Turkish citizens living in the US state of Virginia paid a visit to the Fairfax Fire Brigade Team, which participated in the search and rescue efforts in Türkiye carried out after the earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş. The Citizens thanked the…

The 236 personnel of Azerbaijan, which was one of the first countries to rush to Türkiye to provide support in search and rescue efforts, returned back to their countries. "We have been in Kahramanmaraş province in Türkiye for 22 days. Our…

On the 12th day of the earthquakes, their epicenter being Kahramanmaraş in Türkiye, 3 people were rescued in Hatay 261 hours later. While 12-year-old Osman Halebiye was being pulled from under a collapsed building, Mustafa Avcı and Mehmet…

Miners in Kahramanmaraş pulled a 17-year-old girl from the rubble on the 11th day of Türkiye's massive earthquakes, 248 hours later. The rescued Aleyna Ölmez's relatives hugged the miners and shed tears. AFAD, miners and fire fighters…

On the 10th day following the devastating earthquake that hit Türkiye, another person was rescued in Kahramanmaraş after 222 hours. The search and rescue teams heard someone calling out for aid. They began the rescue effort by moving…

During the search and rescue efforts that are carried out in the disaster zones formed after the severe earthquakes that hit Türkiye's Mediterranean region, teams rescued a cat after hearing its voice from a collapsed 6-story building in…

On the 9th day of the great earthquake centered in Kahramanmaraş in Türkiye, search and rescue teams pulled a person alive from under the rubble in Adıyaman. With 3 hours of efforts, 18-year-old Muhammed Cafer Çetin was rescued 198 hours…

Search and rescue efforts continue on the 5th day of the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye. After 107 hours of the earthquake, police officers couple Hacı Murat Kılınç and Raziye Kılınç were pulled out of the…

Gendarmerie Search and Rescue Teams rescued 12-year-old Muhammed alive 79 hours after the earthquake, during their search and rescue on the wreckage of the 5-storey building collapsed in the earthquake in the Elbistan district of…

On the fourth day following the 7.7 and 6.6 magnitude earthquakes that struck Kahramanmaraş, search and rescue efforts are still ongoing. Two individuals, Fatma Özdemir and Pınar Güçlüoğlu, were rescued from the Akan Apartment, located at…