TÜROB: As a nation, we will heal the wounds left by the fires together…

Forest fires have been raging at various locations across our country for the past week, and unfortunately the wildfires in some of our regions, most notably Marmaris, Milas, Bodrum and Manavgat, are continuing.

As TÜROB, from the very beginning of the fires we have maintained constant contact with local government representatives, sector representatives, our members and colleagues in the affected regions, as well as with all relevant public institutions, and we are coordinating with the competent authorities, particularly our members in the region, to meet potential emergency aid and other needs. In addition to taking part intensively in firefighting efforts, our members in the regions are wholeheartedly providing logistical support across a wide range of items, primarily food, beverages, shelter, technical equipment, refrigerators and cooling supplies.

The situation of our domestic and international guests staying in the hotels has been and continues to be closely monitored. Guests who were evacuated from some hotels in the fire zone for safety reasons have begun to be welcomed back into facilities in areas where the fires have been brought under control.

We are grateful for the selfless struggle of all state bodies, local governments, teams arriving from home and abroad, civil society organizations, volunteers and our people who have fought day and night with all their might to put out the fires.

As a sector, our sorrow is boundless. We believe that we will set out a rapid process to restore the regions to their former character, returning them to a habitat for living things, plants and animals, reforesting them and renewing the damaged settlements, and that as a nation, in solidarity, we will heal all the wounds opened by this disaster together.

We extend our condolences and wishes of patience to the families of the citizens who lost their lives in the fires, our wishes for a swift recovery to those who were injured, and our best wishes to those who suffered losses.

TÜROB – Association of Turkish Hoteliers Board of Directors