After the earthquake that took place in Kahramanmaraş and affected many provinces, national mourning and a state of emergency were declared. Many institutions and organizations, especially the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD), Ministry of National Defense (MND), Defense Industry Agency (DIA), started search and rescue activities.
After the earthquake disaster, the flags of NATO Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) in Izmir, NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) in Belgium, NATO Headquarters in Brussels and NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) in the USA were hoisted at half-mast.
211216-N-QI061-1222 NAVAL STATION MAYPORT, Fla. (December 16, 2021) An MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), assigned to Unmanned Patrol Squadron 19 (VUP-19), sits on the flight line at Naval Station Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, 2021. VUP-19, the Navy’s first Triton squadron, will continue to maintain and operate the aircraft off the East Coast to further develop the concept of operations and refine tactics, techniques, and procedures. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan T. Beard/ Released)