The Gendarmerie General Command announced in a social media post that JAK and SAK teams intervened in 43 search and rescue incidents between June 15 and July 23. The teams rescued a total of 40 people alive in these incidents.
In the incidents responded to, 23 people were stranded and 15 were lost. Additionally, a Canadian tourist injured in a parachute accident and a Turkish citizen were rescued with injuries.
The post included the statement, 'Where the Gendarmerie is, there is no room for despair,' and added, 'As the Gendarmerie General Command, we are always at the service and command of our noble nation.'