Turkey ranks 3rd generous of donor countries

[xenon54 out]

Sub Categories: » HOMEPAGE / TURKEY/ DIPLOMACY

Saturday,October 4 2014, Your time is 12:51:17


Turkey ranks 3rd generous of donor countries
Turan Yılmaz ANKARA

Syrian Kurds wait in the southeastern town of Suruç in the Şanlıurfa province after crossing the border between Syria and Turkey on October 1, 2014. AFP Photo

Turkey has become the third most generous country in the world with its $1.6 billion in humanitarian aid in 2014, after the United States and the United Kingdom, which gave $4.7 and $1.8 billion in humanitarian aid, respectively. Turkey even surpassed Japan and Germany, which gave $1.1 billion and $949 million respectively in humanitarian aid in the same year, according to the Global Humanitarian Assistance Report.

The humanitarian assistance Turkey gave corresponds to 0.21 percent of its gross national income (GNI), which ranks Turkey on the top of the list of donors, as the same figure is .03 percent for the U.S. and .07 percent for the U.K.

Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş told the daily Hürriyet in an interview that Turkey was ethnic, religious and sect blind when providing assistance to the people in need. “We are currently hosting around 30,000 Yazidis in Turkey. We have never asked and we will never questions about their ethnicities, identities or religions. We’ll do our best for those who seek assistance. Turkey will coordinate all of its aid,” Kurtulmuş said. Turkey’s humanitarian agency’s aid toward Syrian refugees was 2.3 billion Turkish Liras in 2013, Kurtulmuş said.

The report indicates that Turkey’s humanitarian assistance has shown an increase of $591 million in the period of 2012 and 2013 and a great portion of it has been spent for Syrians. The number of Syrians fleeing violence is approximately 2.8 million and they are being hosted in neighboring countries Turkey, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon.

Turkey ranks 3rd generous of donor countries - DIPLOMACY

 

[Hasbara Buster]

That is really nice to hear, but I just wish we didn't rank high among the countries that are state sponsors of terrorism. These two attitudes are irreconcilable. There is absolutely no excuse for state-sponsored terrorism whatsoever.

 

[MehrotraPrince]

GHA Report 2014 | Global Humanitarian Assistance

 

[Fukuoka]

What is counted as a present? Weapons or food for the women & children?

 

[-SINAN-]

What is counted as a present? Weapons or food for the women & children?

Do your own research, before falsely slandering Turkey. Lunatic fool.

 

[al-Hasani]

View attachment 108842
Sub Categories: » HOMEPAGE / TURKEY/ DIPLOMACY

Saturday,October 4 2014, Your time is 12:51:17


Turkey ranks 3rd generous of donor countries
Turan Yılmaz ANKARA

View attachment 108832
Syrian Kurds wait in the southeastern town of Suruç in the Şanlıurfa province after crossing the border between Syria and Turkey on October 1, 2014. AFP Photo

Turkey has become the third most generous country in the world with its $1.6 billion in humanitarian aid in 2014, after the United States and the United Kingdom, which gave $4.7 and $1.8 billion in humanitarian aid, respectively. Turkey even surpassed Japan and Germany, which gave $1.1 billion and $949 million respectively in humanitarian aid in the same year, according to the Global Humanitarian Assistance Report.

The humanitarian assistance Turkey gave corresponds to 0.21 percent of its gross national income (GNI), which ranks Turkey on the top of the list of donors, as the same figure is .03 percent for the U.S. and .07 percent for the U.K.

Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmuş told the daily Hürriyet in an interview that Turkey was ethnic, religious and sect blind when providing assistance to the people in need. “We are currently hosting around 30,000 Yazidis in Turkey. We have never asked and we will never questions about their ethnicities, identities or religions. We’ll do our best for those who seek assistance. Turkey will coordinate all of its aid,” Kurtulmuş said. Turkey’s humanitarian agency’s aid toward Syrian refugees was 2.3 billion Turkish Liras in 2013, Kurtulmuş said.

The report indicates that Turkey’s humanitarian assistance has shown an increase of $591 million in the period of 2012 and 2013 and a great portion of it has been spent for Syrians. The number of Syrians fleeing violence is approximately 2.8 million and they are being hosted in neighboring countries Turkey, Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon.

Turkey ranks 3rd generous of donor countries - DIPLOMACY

That's very impressive. Well done, Turkey.