SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s relief team sent to Turkey earlier this year was awarded a medal from the Turkish leader for its contribution to the search and rescue work following the devastating earthquake, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Thursday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan presented the medal of “distinguished humanitarian service” to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean relief team sent to Turkey earlier this month to support rescue work following the devastating earthquake there returned home Saturday, Seoul’s foreign ministry said. The 118-member Korea Disaster Relief Team arrived at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam, just south of the capital, at 7 a.m., according [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The first group of members of the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) is returning to safety after an extensive search and rescue mission at the site of the earthquake in Turkey. To thank them for their efforts, local residents have delivered gestures of appreciation. Local Turkish residents visited the [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A new team of South Korean relief workers arrived in Turkey on Friday to help the country reeling from the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, Seoul’s foreign ministry said. A military transport aircraft carrying the country’s second relief team arrived at the Adana Airport at 6 a.m. (local time). [...]