32 Turkish Cypriots killed in the earthquake in Türkiye!

Victims following the search and rescue operations carried out at the wreckage of the Isias Hotel in Adıyaman, following the earthquake disaster in Türkiye have been announced. 6 more of our citizens from the sports team of North Cyprus have been found, reports say. A statement from the Prime Ministry: May God have mercy on our brothers and sisters; we express our condolences to all our people. With these losses, the number of North Cyprus citizens, whose bodies were found in Adıyaman has increased to 22. The number of North Cyprus citizens that have been reported in general following the earthquake in Türkiye is as follows:

Adıyaman (22) Kahramanmaraş (3) Hatay (6) Osmaniye (1) Total (32) The number of North Cyprus citizens in Türkiye that have not yet been reached or saved is as follows: Adıyaman (13) Hatay (3) Total (16)

“Our search and rescue teams have been intensively working non-stop following the earthquake, mobilizing all their strength and possibilities. In addition, we have started to bring our citizens, whose bodies are found and who have been identified to their homeland” the Prime Ministry said. The names of our 10 citizens who were brought from Türkiye last night are as follows:

1- İbrahim Yakula (School deputy principal) 2- Pamir Konuklu (Trainer) 3- Doruk Akın (Student) 4- Özgür İçme (Student) 5- Lavin Kalaycı (Student) 6- Duygu Bolsoy Kalaycı (Parent) 7- Fahri Arkar (Trainer) 8- Alp Akın (Student) 9- Mert Niyazi Topukçuoğlu (Student) 10- Kağan Selim İş (Student)

“As the Prime Ministry, we are showing utmost attention to issue statements that respect both social sensitivities and the suffering of the families who have lost loved ones, following the earthquake disaster. We will not be sharing names of bodies to the public that are still to arrive in North Cyprus; identity information will only be shared with families,” the statement concluded.