İMKANDER starts to launch relief activities in Africa after Caucasia and Syria.
A breakfast event was organised in Başakşehir to have an opportunity of accounting for prospective relief activities in Africa and explaining how volunteers could contribute to relief activities.
Representatives of nongovernmental organisations seated in Başakşehir were also present at the breakfast even where Başakşehir Deputy Mayor Hatice Gülgönül, and Başakşehir Youth and Women's Platform (BAKAP) President Zuhal Öztürk showed up.
Starting with the students from İMKANDER Refugees' School chanting from the Holy Quran, the event was opened with a brief salute of Nuray Canan Bezirgan, General Vice President of the association. Underlining that the oppressed people of Africa were now, along with the Caucasian and Syrian refuges, amongst the people to whom the association delivered humanitarian aid on its 9th anniversary, Bezirgan requested the philanthropists to help the territory.
After two short introductory speeches for Africa, Başakşehir Deputy Mayor Hatice Gülgönül highlighted that Turkey involved in very beneficial activities for refugees and humanitarian aids around the world. She added that Turkey was being envied for being a rising star in the territory and also for its availability when it comes to deliver aids, referring to the Netherland's disrespectful treatment of Turkish Minister Fatma Betül Sayan Kaya for proof. Also referring to the upcoming referendum, Gülgönül asked for support for the intended presidential system at the referendum scheduled for April 16, 2017.
After Turkish and Arabic hymns chanted by the students of refugees' school, İMKANDER Chairman Murat Özer explained that he felt for Gülgönül's well wishes, stressing that Turkey was the sole safe harbour for many Muslims throughout the history. Stating that salvation of Africa and many other oppressed geographies could be possible upon Turkey's development, hence we have to work as much as we can, Özer gave his special thanks to benefactors that helped water well, mosque and circumcision campaigns in Africa.
Women that wanted to accompany the group departing for Africa for water well openings and circumcision campaigns in the forthcoming months signed up at the end of the event.
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