17 Oct 2026
Erdogan thanked heads of several states for help in extinguishing fires
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan expressed gratitude to the heads of Russia, Azerbaijan, Spain, Iran, Qatar, Croatia and Ukraine for their help in extinguishing forest fires and solidarity.
“On behalf of my people, I thank all friendly countries and organizations for their support in putting out fires, for expressing sympathy and condolences, for their willingness to help and for the delivery of assistance. First, I would like to thank for the support my dear friends, the Presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia, Ilham Aliyev and Vladimir Putin, and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
I also thank Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Croatian and Ukrainian presidents Zoran Milanovich and Vladimir Zelensky for the solidarity," Erdogan wrote on Twitter ...
He also attached an image with the flags of 73 countries, which expressed their support and condolences to Turkey in connection with the natural disaster.
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