Turks fleeing Sudan clashes arrive in Istanbul: media
STORY: Turks fleeing Sudan clashes arrive in Istanbul: media
DATELINE: April 27, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:43
LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye
CATEGORY: POLITICS
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1. various of Turkish citizens evacuated from Sudan arriving at the airport
STORYLINE:
Nearly 500 Turkish citizens who were in Sudan when clashes broke out earlier this month arrived in Türkiye's Istanbul on Wednesday, the state-run Anadolu agency reported.
According to the agency, the first plane carrying the evacuees landed at Istanbul Airport at 01:10 a.m. local time (2210 GMT) and the second at 9:30 a.m. local time.
The passengers travelled by bus from Sudan to Addis Ababa in neighboring Ethiopia, where they were transferred to Istanbul by planes of Turkish Airlines, the national flag carrier.
According to Anadolu, evacuated Turks faced many difficulties in entering Ethiopia as many countries try to evacuate their citizens at the same time.
The fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, whi
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