The founder of the Dude Association, Haluk Levent, made a statement regarding the allegations that ‘Kızılay sold tents to Dude’ that emerged last night.
In the night hours of Saturday we left behind, Kızılay, the largest aid organization/association of our country, thanked another popular NGO, Ahbap, on the third day of the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake. tent sales news had appeared.
Not a little bit of ice, either. for exactly 46 million Turkish Liras. Of course, since the news spread close to midnight, there was no one around to confirm or deny it. During the day, Haluk Levent, the founder of the Friends Association, clarified the issue.
“While everyone was freezing to death, they were wondering, ‘Should we buy these tents or not?’ We didn’t have the luxury of it.”
The same thing is wanted to be said in the separate statements made by Haluk Levent in summary and by the Fellow Association in more detail: On the 3rd day of the earthquake, the Fellows’ association was founded by Kızılay Çadır ve Tekstil A.Ş. having a meeting with purchased 2,050 tents.
The transaction is completely legal, that is, in accordance with the law. There is no irregularity involved. According to the statements made by the official account of Ahbap, the companies that the association is in contact with are located in the disaster area. as you can send tent 1 week later at the earliest. because the association, Kızılay Çadır ve Tekstil A.Ş. met with.
After the meeting, he transported 1,232 tents from Erzincan with 8 trucks and from Ankara to 918 tents with 8 trucks. So it is a fact that Kızılay sells tents and not against the law. Since this joint stock company is a legal entity, the Red Crescent itself was buying these tents with an invoice from there.
The statement made on the dude account is as follows:
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“What happened in our country on February 6, 2023? Kahramanmaras The whole country was mobilized to meet the tent needs of our citizens, who were damaged by the earthquake, which was centered and affected ten provinces in total, and our Association contacted companies producing tents all over the country.“
“However; earthquake affecting 10 cities Due to the extraordinary level of destruction and destruction, the existing stocks of all tent manufacturers in our country could not meet the grievances of our citizens. The companies we contacted at that time did not have tents that we could send to the earthquake zone that morning. They would grow it within 1 week at the earliest.“
“Our friends had a meeting with Kızılay Çadır ve Tekstil A.Ş, which is a subsidiary of Kızılay. in your hands is 2050 pcs We immediately signed the contract of the tents we learned and sent 2050 tents to the earthquake zone the next morning.“
“Tents would come from 2 regions. from Erzincan 1232 tents (8 trucks) primarily to Adıyaman and Kahramanmaraş, the closest cities; from Ankara too 918 tents (8 trucks) It was uploaded on February 10 to be sent to Hatay and distributed the same night.“
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