Turkey evacuates citizens from Kyiv
Turkey has begun to evacuate Turkish citizens stranded in Kyiv as Ankara's political opposition slams the government for failing to act sooner.
Turkey has begun to evacuate some 200 Turkish citizens stranded at Turkey’s embassy in Kyiv amid escalating fighting between Russian troops and the Ukrainian army.
The Turkish citizens who were sheltering at the embassy in Kyiv were taken to buses and they are en route to Romania, Turkey’s pro-government A-Haber television reported.
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that some 2,500 Turkish citizens have requested evacuation so far and that evacuation efforts will accelerate tomorrow. He added that some 5,000 of the nearly 20,000 Turkish citizens in Ukraine have already left the country.
Earlier today, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Turkish diplomats in Ukraine have been taking necessary steps to evacuate the citizens by road through safe routes as the Ukrainian air space is closed.
