One of two planes loaded with medicine and medical supplies and coming from Egypt is seen upon its arrival for the earthquake survivors at the Adana in Adana, Turkey on February 22, 2023

The Egyptian army yesterday announced the arrival of two military jets and a cargo ship carrying medical aid and food in Turkiye. The army said the move was made "in fulfillment of instructions by the Egyptian President Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi."

The charge d'affaires at the Egyptian Embassy in Turkiye, Amr Al-Hamamy, told Anadolu Agency that the ship was loaded with 650 tonnes of humanitarian aid, adding that it had docked at Turkiye's southern port of Mersin.

Al-Hamamy pointed out the ship was the "first Egyptian cargo to dock in Turkiye in 10 years."

On 8 February, the Egyptian military reportedly dispatched five planes to deliver urgent medical relief supplies to earthquake-hit Syria and Turkiye.

At least 46,000 died in a 7.8 and 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck southern Turkiye and northern Syria on 6 February.

More than 16 Arab countries, including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait, rushed to provide urgent relief, medical aid, and rescue teams to support both countries.