Kimse Yok Mu? Starts Aid Campaign for Chinese Quake Victims
The Kimse Yok Mu? foundation yesterday launched an aid campaign to help Chinese earthquake victims, with Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen the first person to make a donation, in the amount of $15,000.
Kimse Yok Mu? board of directors head Mehmet Özkara said Chinese officials are grateful for the contributions.
"Turkey knows the importance of such aid because we had the Marmara earthquake [in 1999]. Our people are quite sensitive to earthquakes," Özkara said.
People can contribute through the organization's Web site at www.kimseyokmu.org.tr. It is also possible to send donations of YTL 5 through invoiced Turkcell, Vodafone and Avea cell phone lines by sending a text message to 5777 with the word “ÇIN.”
A number of banks are also accepting contributions, including Bank Asya, Türkiye Finans, Kuveyt Türk, Albaraka Türk, Vakifbank, Is Bankasi, Ziraat Bankasi, Yapikredi Bankasi, Akbank and Halkbank.
Another option is to visit the nearest post office and donate there. (Nurullah Kaya, Istanbul)
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