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Charity organizations in Türkiye delivers humanitarian aid across the country as well as the world during Qurban Bayram

Charity organizations in Türkiye delivers humanitarian aid across the country as well as the world during Qurban Bayram

Qurban Bayram, also known as Eid al-Adha, is the second annual Muslim holiday where the faithful are mandated to engage in charitable acts. Charity organizations in Turkey use the occasion for the special delivery of humanitarian aid across the country as well as the world.

This year, they will travel to about 80 countries to disperse the donations they collected to disadvantaged communities. The most common aid is meat from animals sacrificed during Qurban Bayram, which is also known as the Festival of Sacrifice. In exchange for cash donations, charities buy and slaughter animals to distribute the meat, either abroad or in Turkey.

The Humanitarian Aid Foundation (IHH) will sacrifice animals in 60 countries and donate their meat, while the Turkish Diyanet Foundation (TDV) seeks to reach more than 25 million people in 80 countries.

The Federation of the Associations that Value Humanity (IDDEF) will be active in 40 countries, from Africa and Asia to the Middle East and the Balkans. The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) will reach some 4 million people in Turkey and 50 locations abroad. It stands out among other charities as it also provides canned meat, derived from animals slaughtered in Turkey, to households in need year-round and since its meat deliveries will be immediate abroad.

The Deniz Feneri Association will distribute meat within Turkey, as well as in Afghanistan, Bangladesh (with aid focusing on the Rohingya Muslim refugees there), Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ethiopia, the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Togo and Zimbabwe. The Cansuyu Association will deliver aid in African and Asian countries as well as to refugee camps housing Rohingya Muslims, Palestinian refugee camps, the Gaza Strip and Yemen. Yardımeli Association will be active in 21 locations abroad, from Africa to the Middle East.