Minister Göktaş visited Sarıyer Ayazağa, which was affected by the flood

Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş made inspections in Sarıyer Ayazağa District, where floods and inundation occurred following the heavy downpour on October 14.

Göktaş visited the crisis center in Ayazağa and then received information about the latest situation on the mobile vehicle of the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD).

Minister Göktaş, in his statement to the press here, expressed his wishes to get well soon to the citizens affected by the floods.

Stating that they, as the Ministry, take an active role in the coordination of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Governorship of Istanbul, Göktaş said, "We have missing citizens. Unfortunately, we have experienced loss of life. I wish God's mercy to all our citizens who lost their lives on this occasion. The work to find the missing continues without slowing down. Under the coordination of our Governor, our work continues with all our institutions and ministries to identify the needs both here and on site." he said.

Minister Göktaş stated that, as the Ministry of Family and Social Services, in order to meet the urgent needs of the citizens in the first stage, they immediately transferred 200 million liras of resources yesterday, 40 million liras to Kocaeli, Sakarya and Antalya today, and 2 million liras to the central two districts following a request from Yalova.

"Our psychosocial support efforts continue"

Pointing out that they meet the hotel and accommodation needs of citizens who request it, Göktaş continued as follows:

"The flood caused serious damage, especially to the basement floors and some of our households. The process of placing all our citizens in need in hotels under the coordination of our foundations and district governors continues. On the other hand, our psychosocial support work continues. Again, it is one of the duties given to our Ministry of Family. In this context, we are always on the field with 212 personnel and 39 vehicles in Istanbul. We support our households in need with psychosocial support works. We continue to be on the field at all times in this regard, both here and in our other districts. "We determine the needs on site together with our foundations."

Göktaş stated that the AFAD truck in the flood zone met the direct demands of the citizens in the most affected neighborhood.

Stating that they continue to work in coordination with all institutions, Göktaş said, "May God protect our nation from such disasters again. Once again, we extend our best wishes for a quick recovery. We express our heartfelt gratitude to all our colleagues who continue their work day and night." he said.

After his statement, Minister Göktaş chatted with the citizens affected by the flood.

Istanbul Governor Davut Gül, AFAD President Ali Hamza Pehlivan and Zero Waste Foundation President Samed Ağırbaş also took part in the inspections.