Rescue teams and messages of support for Türkiye continue to flood in from around the world for the survivors hit by the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes that were Kahramanmaraş-centred and struck ten cities.
Among the nations that have provided a variety of aid, particularly rescue teams and equipment, are the Netherlands, Switzerland, Ireland, Hungary, the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Greece, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Libya, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Government of North Macedonia, Estonia, Spain, 21 EU member states, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), Russia, Australia, Italy, Algeria, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Palestine, Iraq, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Mauritania, Pakistan, Poland, Turkmens living in Kirkuk, as well as the Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Aids from around the world continue to arrive.
Expressing their condolences following the disaster, President Klaus Ioahannis of Romania, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic of Croatia, Sarajevo Canton officials, President Michael Higgins of Ireland, Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, Libya, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, White House National Security Advisor of US Jake Sullivan, Ambassador of Greece to Washington Alexandra Papadopoulou and some members of Congress and business people, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Prime Minister Karl Nehammer of Austria, Prime Minister Kiryakos Mitsotakis of Greece, President Gitanas Nauseda of Lithuania, and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitriy Peskov, Iraqi Chief of Mission Anwer Saeed, Foreign Minister Choe Son-hui of North Korea, Republic of Bashkortostan, Meskhetian Turks living in Kyrgyzstan, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier of Germany, Foreign Minister Mangoush of Libya, President Aleksandar Vučić of Serbia, President Bajram Begaj of Albania, President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament Shalva Papuashvili, Chairman of Russia Muftis Council and the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of the Russian Federation Ravil Gaynutdin, Prime Minister Kahir Rasulzade and Foreign Minister Sirojiddin Muhriddin of Tajikistan, President Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea, President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, First Lady Olena Zelenska of Ukraine, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, Romanian Foreign Minister Bogdan Aurescu, German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, Speaker of the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina Denis Zvizdic, Speaker of the Serbian Parliament Vladimir Orlic, and Tunisian Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar signed the books of condolence at our embassies.
Celebrities' messages of support
Among the celebrities who have expressed solidarity with Türkiye and urged for help via social media posts in response to the earthquake are Senegalese composer and artist Youssou N’Dour, Yusuf Islam, Dua Lipa, actor and rapper Riz Ahmed, singer Sami Yusuf, Iranian musician Mohsen Namjoo, Bosnian singer Dino Merlin, Serbian singer Milica Todorovic, Albanian singer Alban Skenderaj, Serbian musician Tea Tairovic, Macedonian opera singer Javorka Vitanova, Kosovo singer Tayna, Bosnian singer Emina Jahovic, Greek singer Stan Antipariotis, South Cypriot singer Eleftheria Eleftheriou, Serbian singer Jelena Karleusa, British painter, illustrator and writer Charlie Mackesy, Russian illustrator Shavrin Ivan, Germany-based illustrator Karen Tuba, Qatari illustrator Ghida, as well as former Fenerbahçe Beko Men's Basketball Team player Jan Vesely.