Nearly 2 million Muslims in southeastern Türkiye began this 12 months’s fasting month of Ramadan on Thursday sheltering in containers and tent cities, the place they broke their first quick.
Meals ready by numerous nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are being distributed throughout the area, together with the soup kitchen arrange within the Qatar-Türkiye container metropolis established in Hatay’s Antakya district.
Fast-breaking meals within the container metropolis the place roughly 1,500 individuals are staying have been distributed earlier than iftar, a dinner to mark the breaking of the each day quick. Some earthquake survivors broke their quick with their kinfolk round tables arrange in entrance of their momentary residing areas.
Mahmut Zambak, who lives within the container metropolis along with his household, advised Anadolu Agency (AA) that they entered the month of Ramadan with unhappiness as a result of earthquake. Explaining that his home was destroyed within the catastrophe, Zambak mentioned: “We were staying in tents. Our state provided us with containers, we do our iftar in containers. Thank God for today too. May my Lord not let our state suffer. We broke our first fast.”
Yusuf Çakıcıoğlu, one other survivor of the earthquake, famous that regardless of the difficult days, they have been capable of have the primary meal for breaking the Ramadan quick.
On the opposite hand, the Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) and the Gebze Chamber of Commerce distributed meals to the residents within the tent metropolis established by the Swedish support group within the metropolis’s Hassa district.
Earthquake survivor Ahmet Kömür advised AA that this Ramadan is bittersweet. Stating that they got meals for sahur (the final predawn meal earlier than the beginning of the each day quick) and iftar, Kömür mentioned, “May Allah be pleased with those who give. We take (what we receive) to our homes. It is a good service.”
One of the survivors, Nezahat Koyuncu shelters in a ship known as the MSC Aurelia in Iskenderun. Koyuncu advised AA that he was very glad to discover a place to remain on the ship, expressing gratitude for the sahur and iftar organizations held on his momentary floating dwelling.
At the identical time, residents in different southeastern provinces devastated by final month’s earthquakes broke their first quick of Ramadan in tents with meals offered by municipalities from different provinces, together with the capital Ankara and Istanbul.
The mayor of Altındağ Municipality from Ankara, Asım Balcı, advised AA that the municipality has been actively working in Osmaniye for the reason that earthquake occurred.
Balcı defined that they’ve additionally established a soup kitchen inside the tent metropolis and have been offering three meals a day to the victims. In addition, they’ve made preparations for iftar and sahur throughout Ramadan, the place as much as 1,000 folks can have their meals on the similar time in a hygienic eating area.
”This work will proceed all through Ramadan. After Ramadan, we’ll proceed our work if wanted,” Balcı assured.
In Adıyaman, round 100,000 individuals are anticipated to be served on the iftar and sahur tables arrange at 70 factors. During Ramadan, “Ramadan tables” have been arrange at totally different factors by the Turkish Red Crescent, NGOs and municipalities with the theme of “Unity in Ramadan, unwavering brotherhood” for each earthquake victims and people working within the subject.
Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Ahmet Misbah Demircan advised AA that Ramadan is the month of unity, togetherness and spirituality. Stating that each one Muslims share meals that they’ve on their tables throughout Ramadan, Demircan mentioned, “We witnessed the sharing tradition of the Islamic world carefully within the earthquake area.”
Providing reduction to the earthquake zone, most of the 39 native municipalities from Istanbul additionally introduced earlier this week plans to dispatch meals and arranged sahur and iftar meals within the quake zone throughout Ramadan. Among the municipalities, Esenler Municipality famous that it’s going to present iftars and sahurs to 1,000 folks in Adıyaman’s Gölbaşı district to maintain the spirit of Ramadan alive and heal the injuries of quake survivors. They additionally famous the iftars, consisting of 4 meal decisions, will likely be delivered to the homes of two,000 folks.
Üsküdar Municipality, however, introduced that, instead of its conventional native ”gönül sofraları” (”hearts’ tables”), the district will skip the custom this 12 months and can as an alternative ship its tables to the victims in Iskenderun, offering 5,000 sahur and 10,000 iftar meals every day.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
