After the earthquakes that affected 10 provinces including Kahramanmaraş, Hatay, Adana, Diyarbakır, Malatya and Şanlıurfa 7 days of national mourning declared. Making statements on the subject, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that the flags will be lowered at half-mast as part of the 7-day national mourning.
President signs 7 days of national mourning
New decisions continue to be taken regarding the earthquake in Kahramanmaraş and its surrounding provinces. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signed the decision to declare 7 days of national mourning. announced. Accordingly, it was reported that the flags will be drawn at half-mast until February 12, 2023.
In the decision signed by Erdoğan, it was stated that “With the declaration of national mourning for seven days due to the earthquakes that took place in our country on February 6, 203, it was deemed appropriate to raise the flags at half-mast until the sunset on Sunday, February 12, 2023 in all our country and foreign representative offices.”
shiftdelete.netSharing the latest situation in the earthquake area, Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca said, “So far, 1651 of our citizens have lost their lives and there are 11 thousand 119 injured. 3,471 buildings were destroyed,” he said.
In the event of an earthquake, do not forget to follow only the explanations of the authorized institutions and call only 112 without panicking.