Koreans who escaped Iran, where the risk of all-out war escalated after U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, returned home safely on the afternoon of the 5th.
Turkish Airlines flight TK090, which departed Istanbul, Türkiye carrying our nationals and others, arrived at Incheon International Airport at about 6:08 p.m. that day.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a little over 20 Koreans who had been staying in Iran left Tehran at about 5 a.m. on the 3rd and evacuated to Turkmenistan across the border on the evening of the previous day.
Coach Lee Do-hee, who leads the Iran women's national volleyball team, was also among those returning.
In addition to Iran, a little over 10 people, including executives dispatched by major companies who had been staying in Saudi Arabia, also returned on the same flight. They too were said to have traveled to Istanbul by land.