First girl Emine Erdoğan hosted an iftar, a dinner to mark the breaking of the day by day quick, for Türkiye’s earthquake victims and volunteers on the State Guesthouse within the capital Ankara Tuesday.
She wished mercy for the valuable lives misplaced within the catastrophe and hoped for a greater time for the entire nation, particularly for the victims.
“Türkiye will continue to spread hope to the world, where the need for human love and conscience is increasing day by day. History will witness how the disaster of the century turned into the ‘solidarity movement of the century,'” Erdoğan asserted.
Appreciating the love and assist the nation acquired throughout testing instances, the primary girl mentioned: “Thousands of domestic and foreign philanthropists rushed to heal our wounds and humanitarian aid broke through the barriers of prejudice and turned into bridges of mercy.”
Conveying her heartfelt gratitude, Erdoğan mentioned that the volunteers have change into “a symbol of charity with their perseverance and their devoted efforts.”
“Although a part of us is always sad, we will not give up holding on to life. We will rebuild our cities while restoring our hearts,” the primary girl emphasised.
Reiterating the significance of unity and brotherhood throughout catastrophes particularly, Erdoğan mentioned: “As long as we are united, it will not be difficult to overcome obstacles and heal our wounds.”
“In the first days of the earthquake, a foreign delegation said: ‘We learned to help from Türkiye.’ Is it not a proud moment for us? We have set a global example. It is all the hard work of our ancestors who not only extended a helping hand of friendship to people but remain with other nations in their hard times,” she mentioned.
“Besides being a virtue for our nation, charity, which is a characteristic of our culture, will spread to the world from these lands,” added Erdoğan.
Kübra Avşar, a volunteer from a neighborhood nongovernmental group (NGO) that participated within the earthquake aid operations, mentioned that she had not anticipated a catastrophe of this scale.
“I helped a woman give birth on the first night of the earthquake,” she recounted. “My hands still shake when I recall that night. There was no electricity and no light. We were in the worst conditions. I helped the mother using a phone flashlight. We have always heard our elders say, ‘Life goes on.’ We actually learned this that night. Amid thousands of deaths and funerals, a new life came into being.”
“We are really a great nation. If we come together, our strength doubles,” Avşar mentioned.
Another volunteer, Gülfem Zengin who lives in France, set out for the catastrophe zone by land, with the thought that the one factor she might do on this case was to carry as a lot assist as potential.
“Everyone back in France helped with loading the supplies,” she mentioned.
It took her 4 days to succeed in Kahramanmaraş, the epicenter of the tremors.
“I am so glad that I made it. As a Turk, I am very proud of who I am. We showed the world our power with our kind nature and act of unity.”
First girl Erdoğan and the company shared emotional moments after the iftar as they listened to comparable tales from different volunteers who stood out for his or her work within the aftermath of the lethal earthquake.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
