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When the Syrian war started to risk their lives in 2014, Abdülhalik Şemmo fled Al-Hasakah with his family and arrived in Turkey’s south-eastern province of Mardin, then moved to Ankara’s Beypazarı district, hoping to have more job opportunities. Howeve …
Before the everlasting war in Syria, Sabit El Hacco used to grow wheat on his own farm. However, when he fled conflict in 2016 and arrived in Turkey, the conditions drastically changed for him and his family. El Hacco continued to work as a farmer but …
“Yardim seven ol” means “be someone who loves helping” in Turkish. This is a mantra that Kevser, a Syrian refugee in Turkey, lives by. While trying to rebuild her own life after fleeing conflict in Syria, she works as a volunteer at the Turkish Red Cre …
By Lotte Ruppert COVID-19 does not discriminate, but the pandemic has disproportionately impacted certain vulnerable communities. Migrants and refugees face particularly large risks, due to language barriers, limited access to public services and a lar …
COVID-19 may be preventing us from connecting with the ones we love the way we want to, but it has allowed us to appreciate and treasure each other that much more. This World Friendship Day, we asked Turkish, Syrian and Yemenis children in 5 different …
Seren Sabancı Keser, a 27-year-old call centre operator at Turkish Red Crescent, received a call from a refugee in need who could not go and receive his Kızılaykart (a prepaid debit card)– he was in hospital after showing COVID-19 symptoms. This debit …
- President: Dr Kerem KINIK
- 1st Vice-President: Mr Ismail Hakki TURUNÇ
- 2nd Vice President : Dr Naci YORULMAZ
- Secretary General: Mr Hüseyin CAN
- Deputy Secretary General: Mr Murat ELLIALTI
- Board Member: Prof. Dr Fatma MERIÇ YILMAZ
- Board Member: Mr Ercan TAN
- Board Member: Mr Cengiz KOÇ
- Board Member: Ms Nejla ÖZSOY
- Board Member: Mr Y. Ramazan SAYGILI
- Board Member: Mr Yasir YILMAZ
- Director General: Dr Ibrahim ALTAN
- Deputy Director General: Mr Alper KÜÇÜK (International Affairs)
- Director of International Policies and Partnerships: Mr Kaan SANER
- Director of International Programs and Operations: Mr Alper ULUCA
- Head of Movement Relations and Partnerships: Mr Serdar GÜNEL
- Director of Migration Services: Mr Bayram SELVI
- Director General of Blood Services: Mr Nurettin HAFIZOGLU
- Director of Corporate Communications: Mrs Mehtap BAYKAL
- Director of Finance: Mrs Pervin AKBAS
- Director of Human Resources: Mr Gürkan TÜLEK
- Director of Fundraising Management: Mr Ejder ORMANCI
- Director of Organizational Development: Mr Levent CANBAY
- Director of Volunteer Management: Mr Nurdal DURMUS
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