Turkey rescues citizens trapped on Everest

By Gamze Turkoglu Oguz

ANKARA (AA) – Turkey rescued two of its citizens stranded on Mount Everest in the Himalayas, the country's foreign minister said on Sunday.

“We reached our citizens: Muhammed Emin Ozyazici and Muratcan Kaya who were stuck on Everest by helicopter,” Mevlut Cavusoglu said in a tweet.

“We will bring them to our country by plane as soon as possible,” Cavusoglu added, sharing pictures of the duo.