members of Chambers, exchanges and industrial areas in Southern Turkey has left their products aside and instead linked in Assistance in the relief of survivors of Catastrophic earthquakes struck on Monday.
confirmed death The toll from multiple strong earthquakes and aftershocks that hit 10 Turkish cities, as well as neighboring Syria, has risen to more from 8500 people on Wednesday. This number was expected to be recorded rise thousands of buildings collapsed, with Rescue teams race against It’s time to pull the survivors out of the rubble.
Turkish authorities say about 13.5 million people impressed in a area It extends for 450 kilometers (280 miles) from Adana in From the west to Diyarbakir in The East has been countless left homeless.
Many of the survivors had to sleep in cars f in shelters set up by government authorities across region.
members of Turkish business world They pledged to send hundreds of loading trucks with Urgently needed supplies and equipment, including cranes and excavators, to assist in The massive relief operation.
The head of the Diyarbakir Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mehmet Kaya, said the industrialists in the region They stopped their production temporarily for a week and instead gold on to customize their factories for survivors.
Kaya confirmed the presence of cracks, but said that there was no serious damage when it came to industrial facilities in interrupt.
Our industrialists have suspended production for a week and currently using their factories for Housing and food needs of victims of earthquake “.
“Accompanying in Both the Organized Industrial Zone and the Textile Organized Industrial Zone cater to both housing and food needs with Schools… We were very well organized in Kaya said: Diyarbakir.
He stressed coordination and said efforts would be made also It is directed towards other neighboring provinces.
“Now we will try help neighboring provinces. we also interview with Our other chamber heads. We have directed construction machinery there.
“it’s not work That the state will do it alone. If NGOs, industrial organizations, AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Authority), the governor and the municipality are all work Together, we will overcome this problem. Partial works won’t help. “
In turn, the earthquake knocked out several factories in Kahramanmaraş, which is considered the epicenter of devastating earthquake.
Among them are those owned by the head of Kahramanmaraş Trade Exchange Mustafa Narli, who Confirmed major damage in County, however they said they are only focusing now on efforts to help survivors.
“there also Narli said, “My own facilities, factories.” on collapsed structures. “I went to one, I could not go to others. We deal with people’s problems now. We are addressing urgent needs like food and blankets.”
He called on the business world to join hands and help heal wounds together.
I appeal business people to send us Rations, blankets and heaters quickly, not by trucks, but by minibuses.”
“we in urgent need of Supplies, blankets, heaters, and now… distribution of We were too late for the supplies to arrive in the trucks call on Businessmen and industrialists to send these materials to us Fast minibuses. There’s a serious wound here, let’s heal together. “
Elsewhere, industrialists in Neighboring Malatya is shipping urgently needed supplies from the surrounding areas.
We are trying to distribute bread and food to our area people bringing them from neighboring provinces. But there are very serious damages. We have lost our cousins in This earthquake. our building “It was badly damaged,” said the head of the Malatya Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Oguzhan Ata Sadikoglu.
“We ask that support From neighboring provinces it is delivered to people quickly “.
Sadıkoğlu confirmed the issues in production due to disruptions in the flow of Electricity and natural gas, saying output in the region was at 25%.
The earthquakes caused great damage in Adiyaman too, with officials saying that at least 10 factories have collapsed.
“our city It suffered great damage. a lot of The apartments were razed to the ground. God willing, this will also passAdıyaman Organized Industrial Zone Chairman Abdulkadir Celink said, stressing that it is difficult to estimate the volume of destruction.
About 10 of Our factories were destroyed in Our boycott. There are many garment factories throughout the province. It was my own olive oil factory destroyed also. has not been in position for work for A long time ago “Selink added.
It is said that Adana in a little better shape compared to other provinces.
“As industrialists, we have no demand and demand of the country at the present time. On the contrary, we are trying to do the best we can help Our state, approved institutions and organizations,” Adana Hacı Sabancı Organized Industrial Zone Chairman Bekir Sutsu said.
Sutso said the county has no problems when it comes to this power natural gas supplies, also Noting that no damages have been reported in Organized Industrial Zone.
“There are no barriers to production. There are some of Our citizens and their families have been affected by the earthquake. Among them are these who Those died who They got hurt. This is the reason for the work environment in Our OIZ (Organized Industrial Zone) is currently at a lower level.”
“we currently Work at 20%-25%.
