The Warwick Turkish Student Union organized a bazaar on the University of Warwick in Coventry, England, to boost funds for earthquake victims after the Feb. 6 7.7 and seven.6 magnitude tremors, the epicenter of which was the Pazarcik and Elbistan districts of Türkiye’s southeastern Kahramanmaraş province.
Mustafa Gökhan Güneş, a Turkish scholar University of Warwick in Coventry, England, who serves as scholar union president, stated that they raised practically TL 409,000 (over $21,000) and donated it to the disaster-hit victims.
“Hundreds of local students and citizens flocked to the bazaar to buy Turkish food items prepared by the students,” stated Güneş.
Showing gratitude to the individuals, Güneş added, “We transferred the collected money to the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), AHBAP, a local non-profit association, and Ihtiyaç Haritası, an Istanbul-based nonprofit organization to meet the needs of earthquake victims.”
“We may not be able to physically support our brothers; however, we still have the ability and power to come together, raise and collect funds to donate,” stated Güneş.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
