Korean Cultural Center initiated a written interview with Wondo Yeon, who led the South Korean emergency relief team deployed to the earthquake-affected areas, through a meeting with the host country's state-owned Anadolu Agency correspondent, marking the first anniversary of the 2.6 magnitude earthquake in the host country.

Wondo Yeon, head of the South Korean emergency relief team and Director of Development Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who rushed to aid Turkiye, stated "We expected the city itself to maintain its basic form, but the scene where everything collapsed was surreal."

Colonel Won stated that preparations for dispatch began immediately upon hearing the news of the earthquake, and upon learning of the significant damage suffered by Turkey, a brotherly country, all decisions were made as swiftly and maximally as possible. He also mentioned that President Yoon Suk-yeol of South Korea had stated, "We are prepared to support Turkey, our brother forged in the fire of the Korean War, in every possible way," announcing the largest-ever dispatch of 121 personnel. 

Colonel Won emphasized that due to the steadfast cross-governmental determination to assist a brotherly nation, all decisions were made as swiftly and maximally as possible, particularly enabling the fastest dispatch in the history of the emergency relief team through the deployment of military transport aircraft (KC-330). Thanks to this, they were able to commence rescue operations on-site within the golden 72-hour window. Colonel Won also mentioned that during the process of searching for survivors, four rescue dogs—Toback, Tina, Tory, and Haetae—played significant roles, alongside the team members who had honed their skills through 17 previous international rescue missions.