Turkey rescues citizens trapped on Everest

ANKARA 

Turkey rescued two of its citizens stranded on Mount Everest in the Himalayas, the country's foreign minister said on Sunday.

“We reached our citizens: Muhammed Emin Ozyazici and Muratcan Kaya who were stuck on Everest by helicopter,” Mevlut Cavusoglu said in a tweet.

“We will bring them to our country by plane as soon as possible,” Cavusoglu added, sharing pictures of the duo.