Turkey donates $1.7 billion in aid to developing countries

[ekrem]

In 2010, around a billion $ aid came from Government.
Rest (about 700 million $) was from civil society and private companies.
Specific numbers are in link.

Figures for 2011 are not available, yet.
But in 2011, Turkey donated to Somalia 500 million $ alone.

Considering that Turkey donated more than $500 million in aid to famine-hit Somalis this year, the amount of foreign aid is set to increase in 2011 figures.

Turkey donates $1.7 billion in aid to developing countries

 

[ekrem]

The amount still doesn't match the alms given to Israel by USA.

 

[ekrem]

“A great country,” Turkey’s President Abdullah Gul said, “used to be evaluated according to its GDP, its income per capita and its purchasing power parity.
But actually, true greatness means being able to aid other countries in need in the name of humanity without waiting for anything in return.”

Turkey Enters Foreign Aid Business - WSJ

 

[JStone]

turkey is friends with the religion of peace'ers in Sudan that is perpetrating the genocide in Darfur.

No love from the religion of peace'ers in turkey for the millions slaughtered in Sudan?

The genocide in Darfur has claimed 400,000 lives and displaced over 2,500,000 people. More than one hundred people continue to die each day; five thousand die every month.

Since February 2003, the Sudanese government in Khartoum and the government-sponsored Janjaweed militia have used rape, displacement, organized starvation, threats against aid workers and mass murder. Violence, disease, and displacement continue to kill thousands of innocent Darfurians every month.

Genocide in Darfur, Sudan | Darfur Scorecard

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-ojg9UjMk0]The Genocide In Darfur - YouTube[/ame]

 

[ekrem]

American actor Washington runs schools in West-Africa through his Gondobay Manga Foundation.
Mainly in Sierra Leone (the war-country from movie Lord-of-War with Nicolas Cage)
The Gondobay Manga Foundation

Today he visited the Turkish Prime Minister in Ankara to present him his ideas for development-projects in Africa.

 

[ekrem]

U2's Bono praises Erdoğan's Somalia visit, Turkish aid campaigns
Bono, the 51-year-old front man of Irish super group U2 and an activist, has praised a recent visit by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the famine-hit African country of Somalia, calling the move an example of great courage.

U2's Bono praises Erdoğan's Somalia visit, Turkish aid campaigns

 

[Skull Pilot]

What you call donations from government are nothing but money taken from citizens. At least give the credit to whom it belongs. Government cannot give what it does not first take.

 

[ekrem]

turkey is friends with the religion of peace'ers in Sudan that is perpetrating the genocide in Darfur.

Turkey was co-hoster of development conference on South-Sudan on 15th December 2011 which took place in White-House and which was organized by 5 countries.
And we have made specific commitments to development of South-Sudan's future.
whitehouse.gov - FACT SHEET: Supporting South Sudan

We recognized South-Sudan the same day USA did.

No love from the religion of peace'ers in turkey for the millions slaughtered in Sudan?

Photos from activities of Turkish Development Agency.
There are also photos of activities in Sudan:
Tika.gov.tr

 

[ekrem]

Besides the development conference which took place some days ago in White-House and which we co-hosted, we already co-chaired a donor's conference on Sudan in 2010.

JStone, if you don't know what you're talking about, just shut-up.

 

[ekrem]

President Gül visiting school in Congo, which is gift from people of Turkey
Presidency of the Republic of Turkey : Africa Exclusive

 

[ekrem]

Cameroon, Visiting Turkish College
Presidency of the Republic of Turkey : Africa Exclusive

 

[ekrem]

Refugee camp in Kenya
Turkish NGO distributes trade-tickets for money payout. Each ticket has value of 22$.

East Africa refugees get cash handouts - World - CBC News

A Somali refugee in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya holds a ticket from the Turkish aid agency Yardimeli. The refugees traded the tickets for 2,000 Kenyan Shillings in cash, worth about $22 dollars.

 

[JStone]

Sudan, Turkey Boost Bilateral Relations, Economic Cooperation - political - News

The genocide in Darfur has claimed 400,000 lives and displaced over 2,500,000 people. More than one hundred people continue to die each day; five thousand die every month.

Since February 2003, the Sudanese government in Khartoum and the government-sponsored Janjaweed militia have used rape, displacement, organized starvation, threats against aid workers and mass murder. Violence, disease, and displacement continue to kill thousands of innocent Darfurians every month.

Genocide in Darfur, Sudan | Darfur Scorecard

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-ojg9UjMk0]The Genocide In Darfur - YouTube[/ame]

 

[ekrem]

Children's hospital in Somalia
Turkey plans to build the largest children’s hospital in East Africa in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. The children’s hospital will be funded and constructed by the Yardım Eli aid association
Turkey


Construction has started.
From Turkish NGO's Website, which will operate the children's Hospital:
Somali Hastanesi

 

[High_Gravity]

Children's hospital in Somalia
Turkey plans to build the largest children’s hospital in East Africa in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. The children’s hospital will be funded and constructed by the Yardım Eli aid association
Turkey


Construction has started.
From Turkish NGO's Website, which will operate the children's Hospital:
Somali Hastanesi

There is no security in Somalia, what do you think will happen to that hospital once it is built? it will turn into a barracks for Al Shabab.

 

[Samson]

Well, its ABOUT Fucking TIME isn't it.

I was getting tired of every other nation on the planet sending AID TO AFRICA for the past 100 years.

 

[CMike]

Turkey is a Muslim extremist country.

 

[Samson]

Turkey is a Muslim extremist country.

Who the fuck CARES?

If they are donating anything, to anyone, then that means the USA doesn't need to donate as much.

 

[ekrem]

Sudan, Turkey Boost Bilateral Relations, Economic Cooperation - political - News

We will boost relations with everyone who is friendly with Republic of Turkey.

LDC = A classification by UN (Small Island-States and Landlocked developing countries)

Turkey will allocate to the LDCs, 200 million Dollars annually, starting in 2012, for technical cooperation projects and programs as well as scholarships.

Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Turkey has undertaken 113 development assistance projects, implemented 37 humanitarian aid campaigns and granted 2500 state scholarships to African students mostly at graduate and postgraduate levels. 30 Turkish high schools provide quality education in different parts of the African Continent.

Rep. of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

[JStone]

Sudan, Turkey Boost Bilateral Relations, Economic Cooperation - political - News

The genocide in Darfur has claimed 400,000 lives and displaced over 2,500,000 people. More than one hundred people continue to die each day; five thousand die every month.

Since February 2003, the Sudanese government in Khartoum and the government-sponsored Janjaweed militia have used rape, displacement, organized starvation, threats against aid workers and mass murder. Violence, disease, and displacement continue to kill thousands of innocent Darfurians every month.

Genocide in Darfur, Sudan | Darfur Scorecard

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-ojg9UjMk0]The Genocide In Darfur - YouTube[/ame]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rGD6FhenyU]Stop the Genocide in Darfur - YouTube[/ame]