AKUT search and rescue association
AKUT Search and Rescue Association ( Turkish : AKUT Arama Kurtarma Derneği) is a non-profit organization in Istanbul that was founded in 1996 by a group of climbers.
By 2014, the association had established 33 teams in Turkey and completed more than 1000 search and rescue operations . She is a member of the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG) of the United Nations and the International Rescue Dog Organization .
In 2011 the association took part in the classification event carried out by INSARAG and has since been certified as a medium-difficulty search and rescue team (Medium Urban Search and Rescue Team). The association took part in the rescue work after the two earthquakes in Van (Turkey) in 2011 .
Web links
Commons : AKUT Search and Rescue Association - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- German-language club website ( Memento from April 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- INSARAG USAR Directory, especially 6 Nov. 2011 (English)
- IRO member organizations permitted, especially November 6, 2011
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Cech: Earthquake Turkey. In: Newsletter of the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI). IRO-Press, December 15, 2011, accessed January 11, 2014 .