On April 25, Vice President of Türkiye Fuat Oktay presented the Presidential Medal and Order of Distinguished Humanitarian Service to B. Uuganbayar, the Mongolian Search and Rescue team leader, the Deputy Chief of the National Emergency Management Agency and the Brigadier-General, in recognition of the team’s invaluable efforts in search and rescue operations and humanitarian support in the aftermath of the earthquake disaster that struck southern Türkiye last February.

The Mongolian search and rescue team rescued 8 people from under the rubble of the building, located the bodies of 19 people and handed them over to the relevant authorities, and provided medical care to 649 people. In addition, according to the Government’s decision, five tons of meat, one ton of candles, 1000 blankets, and 20 Mongolian gers were sent to Türkiye as humanitarian aid.