“Armed forces were mobilized from the very first moment of the quake”

“Armed forces were mobilized from the very first moment of the quake”
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Hulusi Akar rejected the claims that the soldiers were kept in barracks for a long time

Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said the elements of the Turkish Armed Forces were mobilized from the very first moment following the earthquake and rushed to the side of the nation.

In response to the heavy criticism that they’ve kept the soldiers in the barracks for a long time, instead of sending them to the aid of the people as soon as possible, Akar said "Biased claims that do not reflect the truth cannot be explained in good faith.”

"Turkish Armed Forces did and continue to do whatever needed to be done in the fight against earthquakes from the very first moment, as in the fight against terrorism and border security," Akar said in a press briefing in earthquake-hit Hatay on Monday, state-run Anadolu news agency reported.