Date Added: 06 July 2023

Talks on the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) Civil Protection Mechanism were held in Istanbul.

The talks, which were also attended by a delegation from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), are aimed at producing a collective response in times of emergencies, natural disasters and various crises.

Discussions on the establishment of the Organization of Turkic States Civil Protection Mechanism to strengthen the collective response capability in emergencies, natural disasters and various crises and to increase solidarity among the countries of the Organization of Turkic States were realized in Istanbul.

According to the information provided by the Presidency of the Civil Defence Organization, the talks were held between the 4th and 5th of July and were held between the delegations of member and observer member countries under the moderation of the Secretariat of the Organization of Turkic States.

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance Saadet Hüdaverdi, Director of Relations with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mustafa Kemal Beyazbayram and Operations and Training Branch Manager from the Presidency of the Civil Defence Organization Yusuf Eker attended the talks.