Keyword: Humanitarian aid
Kimse Yok Mu provides water to 50,000 people in Pakistan
FAZLI MERT, İSTANBUL The Turkish charitable organization Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There) has dug 22 wells in various parts of Pakistan to help people meet their need for potable water. Many people do not have access to fresh drinking water for such reasons as drought, lack of infrastructure and internal conflict. Kimse Yok Mu […]
Hizmet movement charity reaches out to 75 countries during Feast of Sacrifice
This year, Kimse Yok Mu, a Hizmet Movement inspired humanitarian aid organization, arranged sacrifice organizations in Feast of Sacrifice (Eid Al-Adha) in 75 countries including Turkey. In organizations at foreign countries, 59,471 shared animals were slaughtered, and their meats were delivered to approximately 180 thousand families in need. Taking the happiness of Eid Al-Adha all […]
Fethullah Gulen calls on Muslims to help Hurricane Sandy victims
HizmetNews.COM November 6, 2012 Fethullah Gulen, the honorary president of the Peace Islands Institute, has joined the relief efforts by donating $2000 to Helping Hands Relief Foundation for Hurricane Sandy victims. He wishes to express his deepest condolences to those who lost loved ones and sends his prayers for fast recovery to everyone who is affected. […]
Fethullah Gülen calls on Muslims in the US to pray against Sandy
Turkish Islamic scholar Fethullah Gülen has expressed his deep sorrow over the devastating effects of Superstorm Sandy, called on Muslims in the US to pray and reportedly wrote a blessing and prayer against the storm before the US East Coast was hit by the monster storm, on Monday. Gülen lives in Pennsylvania, which was among the […]
African village named ‘Turkiye’ to show thanks for humanitarian aid
MEHMET KURU, OUAGADOUGOU Residents of a village in the West African country of Burkina Faso have changed the name of the settlement to “Turkiye” to show their appreciation for the aid they received during the Eid al-Adha holiday from civil society organization Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There). Some 250 volunteers from eight countries and […]
Filipino-Turkish School of Tolerance Donates Beef in Feast of Sacrifice
NONOY E. LACSON October 26, 2012 ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Filipino-Turkish Tolerance School in this city yesterday commemorated the feast of Eid’l Adha or the facet of Sacrifice by slaughtering some 300 heads of cows and distributed their meat to the poor Muslim and Christian people residing in poor villages of this city. Mustafa Yasin […]
Turkish organizations pour out aid during Feast of Sacrifice
Turkish charities have taken the opportunity to extend a helping hand to those in need both across the country and around the world during Eid al-Adha, an Islamic holiday celebrated by millions around the globe, delivering various relief items, including sacrificial meat, to put a smile on people’s faces during this joyous time. Eid al-Adha […]
Turkey stands by Somalia during Eid Al-Adha
A Feast of Sacrifice ceremony held at Turkey’s Mogadishu embassy was attended by, Ambassador Cemalettin Kani Torun, AK Party Istanbul Deputes Muhammet Çetin and Alev Dedegil, Adana Deputy Fatoş Gürkan, Bilecik Deputy Fahrettin Poyraz and Kocaeli Deputy Zeki Aygün.
Earthquakes strengthen Taiwan, Turkey friendship
Christie Chen Friday 21 September, 2012 Two major earthquakes that struck 13 years ago far apart from each other, have brought two distant countries – Taiwan and Turkey – together on the path of humanitarian aid. “I was certain that my house was going to collapse,” Turkey-based Taiwanese businessman Faisal Hu recalled the night of […]
Kimse Yok Mu working to resolve water problem in Africa
MEHMET TAYANÇ, ISTANBUL Numerous Turkish aid foundations are working to resolve Africa’s long-standing water supply problem by digging wells in various countries across the continent, with over 1,500 sunk so far. Africa suffers from a lack of drinking water due to drought, which is common across the continent. Research being conducted into the issue shows […]
Kimse Yok Mu presents gifts to 8,000 children in Diyarbakır
İSMAIL AVCI, DIYARBAKIR Turkish humanitarian aid organization Kimse Yok Mu (Is Anybody There) has delivered gifts to 8,000 children from poor families in the province of Diyarbakır to help them enjoy Eid al-Fitr, the three-day religious festival that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. It is a tradition to buy new clothes […]
Kimse Yok Mu Receives “Outstanding Service Medal” in Somalia
A Turkish relief organization, “Kimse Yok Mu“, received “Outstanding Service Medal” for its welfare activities in Somalia. According to a statement released from the charity, Orhan Erdogan, the Somalia representative of the “Kimse Yok Mu”, received the award from Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Friday. According to information, the president of Somalia said, “Turkish […]
Kimse Yok Mu officials hand out aid with flashlights in rain
MEHMET YAMAN Despite the heavy rain, Kimse Yok Mu, a Turkish charity, continued distributing aid packages throughout the night with the aid of flashlights to Rohingya Muslims who have taken shelter in the Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh from the ongoing violence in their home country, Myanmar. Having distributed aid packages to 23,000 Rohingya Muslim […]
