The number of citizens delivered to Turkey from Sudan reached 887 people, another 738 citizens are on the way to Addis Abube, reports diplomatic sources in Ankara.
The third aircraft of Türk Hava Yolları (Thy) with 203 passengers arrived at Istanbul airport at 15:45 local time. The aircraft flew out of Addis Ababbe in the morning on Wednesday.
Earlier in Turkey, the first aircraft with 176 citizens and the second aircraft with 305 passengers on board landed.
At the moment, there are no Turkish citizens awaiting evacuation at Addis Ababy Airport. The process of evacuation of Turkish citizens from Sudan is organized by buses to Ethiopia and further by air transport to Istanbul.
The Turkish authorities organized the evacuation of citizens against the backdrop of an armed conflict on April 15 between the units of the Sudanese army and the quick response forces (SBR).
– clashes between the army and the SBR of Sudan
In Hartum and a number of other cities of Sudan in the morning, on Saturday, April 15, armed clashes between the army and SBR.
Disagreements regarding the reform of military security, which provides for the complete integration of the SBR into the armed forces, resulted in a hot conflict between two power structures.
The Foreign Ministry of Sudan reported that the commander of the Republican Army of Sudan Abdelfattah al-Burkhan decided to dissolve the SBR and declared them as rebels.