(9 Oct 2024)
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Beirut, Lebanon – 9 October 2024
++DAY SHOTS++
1. Wide of Beirut skyline seen from the Turkish navy ship TCG Bayraktar sent to evacuate Turkish citizens
2. Wide of port of Beirut
3. Wide of Beirut skyline
4. Mid of Turkish and Lebanese flags waving on top of TCG Bayraktar
5. Close of Lebanese flag
6. Wide of TCG Bayraktar docked at Beirut port and Turkish soldiers waiting around the ship ++NIGHT SHOT++
7. Various of evacuees getting off bus ++NIGHT SHOTS++
8. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Zehra Cibbin, 46, Turkish evacuee: ++NIGHT SHOT++
"It’s indescribable. They bombed the street below our house. From that moment on, it was over for me, I said I didn’t want to stay in Beirut anymore. From that moment on, Beirut was over for me."
9. Various of evacuees before boarding ship ++NIGHT SHOT++
10. Mid of suitcases ++NIGHT SHOT++
11. Various of evacuees waiting in line ++NIGHT SHOTS++
12. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Zehra Cibbin, 46, Turkish evacuee: ++NIGHT SHOT++
"We will go to Turkey; we will see how things will be there. We did not think about anything. We ran away out of fear, we said let’s just save our lives and then the rest will come."
13. Various of sniffer dog ++NIGHT SHOTS++
14 Dog sniffing luggage ++NIGHT SHOT++
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Abir Gokcimen, Turkish evacuee: ++NIGHT SHOT++
“Yes, we are feeling more safe. We are going now with the ship to Turkey, to Mersin (province). (I) Hope this war will end soon because we left our family there (in Lebanon), I left my husband there. So, (I) hope to come back soon.”
16. Various of Turkish military personnel registering evacuees ++NIGHT SHOT++
17. Wide of Abir Gokcimen and her family getting their baggage scanned ++NIGHT SHOT++
18. Mid of baggage being scanned ++NIGHT SHOT++
19. Wide of Gokcimen passing security control to board ship ++NIGHT SHOT++
20. Various of Turkish soldiers waiting outside ship ++NIGHT SHOTS++
STORYLINE:
Thousands of Turkish nationals boarded a military ship in Beirut on Wednesday as they were evacuated from Lebanon.
The Turkish navy ship TCG Bayraktar had been sent to Lebanon to provide aid as well as bring home Turkish citizens and some foreign nationals following Israeli airstrikes which had targeted the country in recent weeks.
Zehra Cibbin was among some 2,000 Turkish citizens waiting to be ferried to safety from Lebanon amid an escalating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.
“It’s indescribable. They bombed the street below our house. From that moment on, it was over for me, I said I didn’t want to stay in Beirut anymore. From that moment, Beirut was over for me," she said.
A six-ship convoy which included the TCG Bayraktar set sail from the southern port of Mersin in Turkey early on Wednesday, transporting 300 tons of humanitarian supplies, including food, hygiene kits, kitchenware, tents, beds, and blankets.
The Associated Press was the only non-government media that was invited aboard the ships to cover the evacuation operation.
The journey back to Mersin is expected to take some 10 hours.
Hundreds lined up in queues before the relief ship Bayraktar with their Turkish passport in hands.
Turkish soldiers and navy personnel checked the evacuees’ passports, searched their bags with metal detectors and police dogs sniffed luggage before being allowed onto the vessel.
Amongst the droves of people waiting in line was Abir Gokcimen.
Gokcimen told the Associated Press that she left her extended family and husband back in Beirut and hopes that the fighting that has spread to Lebanon will end soon.
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