The President instructed the Foreign Affairs, Healthcare and Social Development, and Emergency Situations ministries to provide assistance to those injured in the accident and to the relative of the victims, including the arrangements to transport the bodies back home.
Prosecutor General Yury Chaika received a separate instruction to engage in the investigation conducted by Turkish investigative authorities to determine the cause of the tragedy.
A bus carrying Russian tourists, who were staying at Alanya resort, plunged off a 15-meter bridge not far from Antalya airport early on May 25. At this time, sixteen are reported dead and 25 injured.