Rescue efforts at the Isias Hotel in the Adıyaman region to reach the Turkish Cypriot team that was staying at the hotel are continuing.

Official statements reported that the bodies of two of the teachers from the group, Pamir Konuklu and İbrahim Yakula, were found in the wreckage last night.

The body of two students were also found.

Minister of National Education Nazım Çavuşoğlu said that the rescue teams in the region are continuing with their work without interruption.

“The patient wait of our families continues. May God help everyone” he wrote.

After the bodies of two teachers were found, an official statement was made by the Prime Ministry.

“As a result of the search and rescue efforts carried out at the Isias Hotel in Adıyaman, the dead bodies of our teachers Pamir Konuklu and İbrahim Yakula, who were a part of the TRNC group, were found. We wish God’s mercy on our brothers, our condolences to the bereaved families and our people” the statement read.

The Prime Ministry made another statement in the following hours stating that bodies of two students were also recovered.

Meanwhile, another statement issued by the Prime Ministry on Thursday said “as a result of the search and rescue efforts carried out at the Saray Hotel in Hatay after the earthquake disaster in Türkiye, the bodies of two TRNC citizens were found.”

The Prime Ministry also warned the public to only pay attention to official statements.