“Thank you very much”. This is what the Turkish embassy in Athens posted in Greek on Twitter about the humanitarian material that Greece is sending to Turkey to deal with the disaster caused by the 7.8 Richter earthquake on Monday morning. The Turkish embassy retweeted the post of the Ministry of Civil Protection about the shipment of health and medical equipment, as well as basic necessities to Turkey via four flights.

Σας ευχαριστούμε πολύ!@GSCP_GR @StylianidesEU @GreeceInTurkiye https://t.co/PscENIdxRq

— Turkish Embassy in Athens (@TC_Atina) February 9, 2023

According to the tally so far, the humanitarian aid amounts to a total of 90 tons by eight tankers, while aid will also reportedly be sent by ferries.

Greece has sent four flights with humanitarian aid to Turkey in the last hours, while two more are expected. According to the report so far, humanitarian aid amounts to a total of 90 tons. The operation of sending the first part of the Greek humanitarian aid to Turkey with health and medical equipment and basic necessities for the relief of those affected after the devastating earthquake of February 6 was completed at 06:30 on Thursday morning.

The humanitarian aid flight departed at 1:45 in the morning from Eleftherios Venizelos Airport accompanied by the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Christos Stylianides and the General Secretary of Civil Protection Vasilios Papageorgiou.