Logitech, one of the popular player equipment brands in Turkey, garnered a great reaction with its sharing announcing its donation to the earthquake zone.
Two earthquakes of 7.7 and 7.6 in Kahramanmaraş and severe aftershocks caused destruction in a large region covering 10 provinces. On the fourth day of the earthquake With the death toll approaching 20,000Tens of thousands of people are still thought to be under the rubble.
In addition to national aid for the earthquake area, worldwide aid continues to arrive. However, who explained the aid he will do to the region, Logitechreceived reactions on social media with the amount of aid.
- Logitech has disabled the comment section in its share after the reactions. On the morning of February 10 removed the post. The company shared a new statement on the reactions:
New statement on reactions from Logitech:
“We shared an initial donation in our post to show support for those affected by the earthquake devastation in Turkey and Syria. This fell short of expectations and caused additional disappointment for people who were already in a stressed and vulnerable situation.”
“We don’t want to be a burden to anyone, and we removed the post. Logitech and its staff are committed to supporting humanitarian and rescue efforts through ongoing donations, far beyond our initial contribution to organizations helping those in need.”
Logitech’s first post and the reactions were as follows:
Logitech, one of the world’s largest computer equipment manufacturers, announced that it will provide financial support to the region with an initial cash aid of 10 thousand dollars and an additional aid amounting to 3 times the aid its employees will provide. Logitech’s aid of 10 thousand dollars led to the reaction of Turkish citizens in particular:
“Shame on you! There are more than 17 thousand dead and more than 72 thousand injured in Turkey alone. I am very sorry for using your products.”
“Individuals with regular jobs raise more money by generously donating. Thanks for that amount, but when people think of the profit you make in this market, that’s not what people expect from a big tech company.”