"1st Search Dogs Workshop" Held

The National Search Dogs Workshop, held for the first time in Türkiye this year, took place on 28–29 April, hosted by BUSAR, the Bahçeşehir University Search and Rescue Unit.

The workshop, organized jointly by the Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) and BUSAR, was attended by personnel of the Provincial Search and Rescue Union's canine search teams as well as civil society organizations such as AKUT, GEA and LİDAM. Participants from all over Türkiye worked on topics such as the Importance of Search Activities and the Role of Canine Search Teams in Rescue Operations, the General Situation of Search Dogs in Türkiye, and Ensuring the Continuity of Canine Search Teams by Raising Their Standards.

With the report to come out of the workshop, which was also attended by Istanbul Deputy Governor Hikmet Çakmak, it is planned to improve the working conditions and standards of canine search teams in Türkiye.

Canine search teams play an important role in locating live victims in rescue operations around the world.