Aid campaigns for the earthquakes of magnitude 7.7 and 7.6, whose epicenters were in the Pazarck and Elbistan districts of Kahramanmaraş and affected ten provinces, were initiated by exporters, notably textile manufacturers. Within the framework of the relief initiative launched under the direction of TIM, goods required in the earthquake zone will be gathered and delivered to the region.
Ahmet ksüz, president of the Istanbul Textile and Raw Materials Exporters Association (ITHIB), remarked that they were deeply saddened by the earthquake calamity and made the following comments:
“We offer our sympathies to the people who lost loved ones and our nation and wish the injured a quick recovery. Following the catastrophe, when every one of Turkey is acting as one, we as businesspeople are also doing something. We are starting a help drive for our people in the earthquake zone as exporters under the direction of TIM.
To respond to the needs of our fellow citizens in the earthquake region, we, as THB, took action. Send your donations, including all types of winter clothing, socks, underwear, winter shoes and boots, blankets, fleece, sleeping bags, baby diapers, electric stoves, and dry food, to Atatürk Airport, Entrance B, former DHL cargo building, with the contents clearly labelled on the package. TKB, MMB, B, and HB participate in this aid campaign. We will provide these supplies to the earthquake-affected households. This is a day for harmony. May God bless our country.
In a written statement, Istanbul Leather and Leather Products Exporters Association (IDMIB) Chairman Güven Karaca stated that they are attentively and somberly monitoring the developments in Türkiye, which is going through a tremendous calamity. Karaca says, “We extend our sympathies to the individuals who lost their lives and our nation, and we wish the injured a swift recovery. IDMIB has been in touch with its connected groups and foundations to support the people whom the earthquakes impacted.
We moved to supply 50,000 pairs of winter boots and shoes to the disaster region. We began to strive to satisfy the needs of our residents in the earthquake region during this chilly winter weather.
According to Karaca, the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM) has also begun a relief effort. She said: “Those who wish to participate in the relief effort, in which TKB, MMB, B, and HB are involved, can send the items that will be needed in the earthquake zone, such as winter clothing, socks and underwear, blankets and fleece, sleeping bags, baby diapers, and electric stoves, to the address of Atatürk Airport, Entrance B, former DHL cargo building. We shall attempt to assist our state in recovering from the earthquake quickly. We are confident that we can get through these trying times by working together. May God bless our country.
According to Türkiye Retailers Federation (TPF) President mer Düzgün, local chains have begun delivering emergency supplies to regional distribution centers in the earthquake-affected cities under the supervision of the Governorships, District Governorships, Municipalities, Mukhtars, AFAD, and Red Crescent.
