Yılmaz met with TRNC Prime Minister Üstel at the Presidential Complex. Minister of National Defense Yaşar Güler and TRNC Deputy Prime Minister Fikri Ataoğlu also attended the talks.
The one-on-one and delegation-level talks addressed the latest status of the search-and-rescue efforts underway following the maritime disaster off Kyrenia. The steps to be taken in the next phase were also assessed.
The meeting also covered the bilateral cooperation agenda between Türkiye and the TRNC, as well as joint efforts planned for the period ahead. Yılmaz said the operations were continuing in line with assessments by Commander of the Naval Forces Admiral Ercüment Tatlıoğlu, the technical delegations of the relevant institutions and expert teams.
Yılmaz said all available resources had been mobilized for the search-and-rescue efforts and that the process was being conducted meticulously. He said efforts would continue to support the families still waiting and to use the necessary technical capacity to reach the missing citizens.
Yılmaz wished mercy for the citizens who lost their lives and offered patience and condolences to their families and loved ones. He also thanked the teams involved in the operations.