Turkish construction firm helps earthquake victims

By Furkan Gencoglu

ISTANBUL (AA) - A Turkish construction company Dorce continues its efforts to provide all vital needs, especially shelter, in the disaster area where 11 provinces were affected.

The firm mobilized all possibilities against harsh winter conditions; its production facilities continued to operate at full capacity.

The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 quakes were centered in southern Türkiye's Kahramanmaras province on Feb. 6 and struck 10 other provinces – Adana, Adiyaman, Diyarbakir, Hatay, Gaziantep, Malatya, Kilis, Osmaniye, Elazig, and Sanliurfa. More than 13 million people have been affected by the devastating quakes.

Dorce donated all its containers in its factory stocks to the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) for use in the disaster area.

"We act in coordination with the relevant institutions to provide all kinds of support and services needed with all our teams and equipment at our regional construction sites," the firm added.

Dorce put its accommodation facilities at all construction sites into service earthquake victims in Adiyaman and the surrounding region.

"We are working hard with AFAD in search and rescue activities in Adiyaman," it noted.

All machinery and equipment (excavator, crane, etc.) at Dorce's construction sites have been allocated to be used in search and rescue works of relevant public institutions.

*Writing by Gokhan Ergocun