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Turkish first lady, foreign minister visit Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, distribute aid
First lady Emine Erdoğan and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visited Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh alongside a Turkish delegation on Sept. 7.
"It's impossible not to be effected [by the situation] as a human. May God help them," Erdoğan said after visiting the Kutupalong Camp, housing Rohingya Muslims who have fled from violence in Myanmar since Aug. 25.
First Turkish aid shipment for Rohingya Muslims arrives in Myanmar
Turkey's first shipment of humanitarian aid arrived on Sept. 6 in Myanmar's Rakhine state, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has said.
Some 1,000 tons of emergency aid packages containing rice, dried fish and clothing were delivered to the Social Services Ministry in the Rakhine state at a handover ceremony, according to the statement.
Turkey ups aid efforts for Rohingya Muslims
Turkey will provide 10,000 tons of aid to help Rohingya Muslims who have fled violence in Myanmar, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stated on Sept. 6, calling on world leaders to do more to help.
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Gülenists chose Latin America as 'new base,' Turkish aid agency's coordinator says
The Fethullahist Terrorist Organization (FETÖ) is using Latin America as a base to restructure itself, Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency's (TİKA) Colombia coordinator told state-run Anadolu Agency on July 28.
Turkish aid agency TİKA sends Ramadan aid to Romania
The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) stepped up its food aid to needy Turks, Tatars and Romanian Muslims over the weekend, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on June 18.
Five hundred packages of Ramadan food were distributed to low-income families in small towns and villages in the Dobruja region of the country.
Turkish Red Crescent sends $700 million in aid to Syria
The Turkish Red Crescent has sent more than $700 million in aid to Syria since civil war began in the country more than six years ago, the organization said June 11.
Vucic receives Turkish ambassador, invites Erdogan to visit
BELGRADE - Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic on Friday received Turkish Ambassador to Serbia Tanju Bilgic, inviting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to visit Serbia.
Vucic expressed support for projects by the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency.
Turkish agency helps flood-hit Colombia
As the death toll from a devastating flood and mudslide in southern Colombia rises to 314, the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) sent aid packages to the affected region on April 8, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.
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Turkey to build supply center for Syrian refugees: Deputy PM
Turkey plans to carry out rehabilitation works in war-torn areas in Syria and will build a logistics warehouse in the Syrian town of al-Rai amid budget difficulties, Deputy Prime Minister Veysi Kaynak has said.
Over 15,500 public personnel dismissed with new emergency decrees in Turkey
More than 15,500 public personnel in Turkey have been dismissed from their posts with two new state of emergency decrees, the Official Gazette reported early on Nov. 22.