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"We mobilized to erase the effects of the fire.

We have prepared the projects of the village houses that we will build in accordance with the local architecture.

Our village houses; It will have a barn, warehouse and garden.

Within a year, we will complete our houses and bring our citizens to their new homes."

Bro they need to built with a metal inside.

If its wood then its useless it will burn again.

In Australia we are already switching to metal rather than wood.
 

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The same aircraft which is registered to THK's fleet as well,which Forest ministry has deliberately pushed out of the tender by setting capacity %0.5 above. (4900 vs 5000),now all they have to do await in the hangar without any maintenance.
note: THK is now being government by Kayyum and he has ordered none of the maintenance so far, moreover his single business is to sell assets of the THK. I think yearly spent $5 million is nothing to keep these aircrafts alive just in case it may be needed in emergency like now,or to be sent out to help for the prestige.
 

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I stayed 22 nights in Side-Evrenseki.
From my hotel balcony I could see Manavgat which was badly hit by fire.
There was non-stop helicopter activity ongoing day and night to put out the fires, like 4-5 helicopters non-stop travelling from beach (to take water) to areas where fires where burning.
One fire was put out, next fire started.
On 3 consecutive nights between 1-3 o'clock in the morning I witnessed new fresh fires from the balcony of the hotel.
Definately arson.

It was extraordinary, non-stop sound of helicopters in the air, smoke in the air, ash raining down, one fire put out next fire starting elsewhere.

For example, in the middle of night this fire broke out where there was no fire activity before.
I swear those PKK pricks needs to be hanged infront of everyone so that they can know where the damn RED LINES are
 

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Mehmetçik is fighting shoulder to shoulder with our nation and state institutions/organizations in the ongoing firefighting efforts in Bodrum.

The Turkish Armed Forces continues to support firefighting and evacuation efforts in many regions.

More than 400 soldiers are giving assistance with; 3 UAVs, 4 helicopters, 2 landing craft, more than 50 firetrucks and they are are working with water pumps and construction equipment. TSK is ready for any additional task to be assigned.


 

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Trustee coup against THK... Who stole the corruption documents?​

'First, let them account for those corruptions. The trustee came; took them from me. All my litigation work has been left unfinished. Our forests are on fire, on the one hand, there are the unused planes of THK and the THK personnel who are opportunistic. Let them pray to the trustee, they came and took it from me. I would sue at least 100 people.'​

03 August 2021 09:03Updated: 03 August 2021 09:09
Trustee coup against THK... Who stole the corruption documents?

Forest fires all around are burning Turkey's lungs. Thousands of hectares of land have been burning down for days. There are forests that have entered their 7th day but still cannot be extinguished.
The most controversial agenda of this process is the Turkish Aeronautical Association (THK).

The planes waiting in the hangar, the attitude of the Ministry of Forestry towards THY planes, the forests that continue to burn...
How did THK, one of Turkey's most established institutions, come to this? How could THK, which even intervened in the fires of other countries from Greece to Israel in the past years, could not fly planes? Or their planes have become doomed to hangars?
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Saygı Öztürk shared some interesting details about the recent past of THK, which was handed over to the trustee in 2019, in his column in Sözcü.
The headlines of Öztürk's article are as follows:
"During Sadettin Tantan's term as the Ministry of Interior, investigations were launched on information regarding corruption in the Turkish Aeronautical Association (THK), these were pursued with determination, and some of the managers were changed.
While long-established associations freed from corruption were working in line with their founding goals, THK's monopoly on sacrificial skin collection was abolished during Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's prime ministership.

THK, which the citizens trust and donate, has also entered into new breakthroughs without the need for the victim's skin. The aviation company was participating in the tenders of the General Directorate of Forestry. After THK company could not participate in the tender, the specification was prepared. Gradually, the balance was broken. The existing properties were then sold. After the appointment of the AKP trustee, THK administrations were dismissed, especially in areas where THK's valuable lands were located, and those who did not have a membership for even a day were brought to the THK administration. People in that region know what it means.

RELIEF SAVE​

Former MHP Deputy, retired general Kürşat Atılgan, was appointed to the THK administration. During the Enterprise period, Sezgin Baran Korkmaz was also taken by the administration. Kürşat Pasha stated that when he left the post in 2018, he left 1 million dollars for the maintenance of the aircraft. In other words, when their maintenance was done, THK's 6 aircraft would be used to extinguish the fire. But it was not taken care of. The two administrations make different claims about the money left or not. Well, if our forests have been blazingly burned today, it is clear that the previous administrations, especially the AKP trustee, were negligent. Retired general Bertan Nogaylaroğlu, to whom Kürşat Atılgan transferred the management, had a comprehensive research done on previous periods. He filed a criminal complaint to the Public Prosecutor's Office on 22 different issues. I quote from what he said to his close circle:
“First, let them account for those corruptions. The trustee came; took them from me. All my litigation work has been left unfinished. Our forests are on fire, on the one hand, there are the unused planes of THK and the THK personnel who are opportunistic. Let them pray to the trustee, they came and took it from me. I was going to sue at least 100 people.”

ALLEGED THK'S EXTRA PRICE OFFER​

There is a claim that the THK administration did not take the tender because it gave a high price. So what is the truth of this? I listen to him from a manager of the period who knows these issues closely:
bid is stated. This is completely false. No matter how many liras were offered in previous years, 11 thousand dollars were requested in exchange for dollars at that time. In other words, the exorbitant price being asked has nothing to do with reality. It was said that the allowance of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry was not enough. It is extremely shameful to make a different statement despite knowing this.” Buildings and lands were being sold, and the image of THK was being looted. The fact that the General Directorate of Forestry was excluded from the fire extinguishing tender was a significant blow to THK. The Chairman requested an inspector from the Ministry of Interior to reveal the corruption. There were also people from the Presidency State Supervisory Board who came and did research.



ALLEGED '1 MILLION MAINTENANCE MONEY' AND LOST DOCUMENTS​

Due to the vacancy in the administration, Bertan Pasha requested the appointment of a trustee of three, specifying their names.
Bertan Pasha, who took office in October 2018, left in October 2019. Some officials I spoke with state that the words of the previous president, “I left 1 million dollars for the maintenance of the planes” do not reflect the truth. Bertan Nogaylaroğlu's words are also unforgettable:

“I activated our potential for debt restructuring with a plan. We would never sell one square meter of our land to anyone. We made a decision to purchase 80 buildings that were sold before us. 14 people worked in two separate groups on corruption allegations. But we encountered such a picture that corruption documents were stolen and THK was emptied. Imagine, they stole the documents and destroyed them. If we're going to blame, let's blame ourselves first. My trustee has faults too. The General Directorate of Forestry could have bought the planes, but they did not. I did not have time to implement my 5-year plan.”

 

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Burnt area (hectares)

---------- Greece -------- Spain -------- Turkey -------- Italy
2007 --- 225.734 ----- 86.122 ------- 11.664 -------- 227.729
2008 --- 29.152 ------- 50.322 ------- 29.749 -------- 66.329
2009 --- 35.342 ------- 120.094 ----- 4.679 --------- 73.355
2010 --- 8.967 --------- 54.770 ------- 3.317 -------- 46.537
2011 --- 29.144 ------- 102.161 ----- 3.612 -------- 72.004
2012 --- 59.924 ------- 226.125 ----- 10.455 ------ 130.814
2013 --- 46.676 ------- 58.985 ------- 11.456 ------ 29.076
2014 --- 25.846 -------- 46.721 ------ 3.117 -------- 36.125
2015 --- 7.096 --------- 103.200 ----- 3.219 -------- 41.511
2016 --- 26.540 -------- 65.817 ------ 9.156 -------- 65.503
2017 --- 13.393 ------- 178.234 ----- 11.993 ------ 161.987
2018 --- 15.464 ------- 25.162 ------- 5.644 -------- 19.481
2019 --- 9.153 --------- 83.963 ------- 11.332 ------ 36.034
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Total -- 532.431 ---- 1.201.676 --- 119.393 ----- 1.006.485

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In 2021 more hectares burnt in Turkey than in total 2007-2019 period. They say around 120.000 hectares burnt this year alone.
It is an extraordinary situation which has to be analyzed carefully in every direction (arson, equipment etc).
Apart from 2021 Turkey is a leader in fire-prevention in Mediterenean region.
If bad AKP-Erdogan is responsible for 2021 then thank you Erdogan for preventing fire misery in all those other years like in the other Mediterenean countries.
Other countries have witnessed much severe fires in more recurring periods than what Turkey has witnessed in 2021.
 
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Can countries send help without using it for propaganda and shit like that :D ?
 

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