We are in the process of establishing the civil defense mechanism of the Organization of Turkic States (TDT).

APA reports that Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said this at the TDT Natural Disaster and Emergency Management Ministers' Summit.

He said that the first steps in this direction are being taken today.

"Earthquakes are powerful and destructive.

But we believe that our brotherhood is stronger", said Suleyman Soylu.

It should be noted that the Minister of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel-General Kamaladdin Heydarov, is also participating in the Summit.