Following the August 17 İzmit and November 12 Düzce earthquakes in Turkey in 1999, a restructuring of the emergency organizations in the country became inevitable. The National Medical Rescue Team was established by a governmental executive order in 2004. With its over 4,900 personnel in 21 regions, and all 81 provinces, it is capable of providing &lt;a href="24/7%20service"&gt;24/7 service&lt;/a&gt; on natural disasters and extraordinary events in and outside the country.