Hulusi Akar: Servicemen of Turkish Armed Forces pulled 304 people out of ruins alive

Hulusi Akar, Turkish Defence Minister

© APA | Hulusi Akar, Turkish Defence Minister

# 22 February 2023 19:40 (UTC +04:00)

The servicemen of the Turkish Armed Forces rescued 304 people from the rubble after the earthquake that occurred in the southeast of the country, said Turkish National Defence Minister Hulusi Akar, APA’s Istanbul correspondent reports.

Akar also added that the bodies of 2 250 people were also removed under rubbles by servicemen.

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