Starting on October 8, 1047 citizens of Turkey, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRSK) and their relatives were evacuated from the Gaza Strip.
This was announced by the official representative of the Turkish Foreign Ministry Ongu Kecheli in his account on the social network X.
According to him, the evacuated are met by Turkish diplomats at the Rafach checkpoint on the Egyptian border. Then they are delivered to Cairo, from where they fly to Istanbul.
KECHELI noted that the list of citizens awaiting evacuation is constantly updated. The evacuation process is carried out in coordination with the relevant authorities.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs added that the agency is making efforts for the speedy and safe completion of the evacuation of all Turkish citizens from the gas sector.