Today, Thursday, the Turkish Defense Industries Corporation published a video of the flight of the "Bayraktar Akinci" and "Bayraktar TB2" aircraft while performing their duties, following the earthquake that struck the south of the country on Monday.
The foundation re-posted a tweet by its president, Ismail Demir, including the video clip, and attached it to the phrase, "9 Akinci and 22 Bayraktar TB2, monitoring damage and supporting search and rescue and coordination."
A statement issued by the Turkish Baykar Defense Industries Company said, "God willing, we will overcome together as a people this disaster as soon as possible," and called for mercy for those who lost their lives as a result of the earthquake, and wished a speedy recovery for the injured.
➡️ @TSKGnkur ve @TC_icisleri envanterindeki İHA'larımız bölgede ilk günden beri uçuşlarını aralıksız sürdürüyor.
9 AKINCI ve 3'ü Hızlı Haritalama Podu entegre edilmiş 22 Bayraktar TB2 hasar tespiti, arama kurtarma desteği ve koordinasyon faaliyetlerini icra ediyor.@BaykarTech pic.twitter.com/a7mvJ92dik
- Ismail Demir (@IsmailDemirSSB) February 9, 2023
At dawn on Monday, an earthquake measuring 7.7 degrees struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, followed hours later by another with a magnitude of 7.6 and hundreds of violent aftershocks, which left huge losses of lives and property in both countries.
On Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency for a period of 3 months in 10 states affected by the earthquake, namely Adana, Adya Yaman, Diyarbakir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa.