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Türkiye boosts global humanitarian outreach, aids 85 countries

Türkiye also sent 9,079 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Pakistan, 3,000 tonnes to Somalia and 730 tons to Lebanon.

Bangladesh received 64,992 humanitarian aid packages, while Bosnia and Herzegovina was provided with 60 container homes, along with fuel, hygiene supplies, generators and essential living materials.

To date, 13,938 trucks carrying humanitarian aid have been dispatched to Syria.

Zambia received aid supplies worth $25,000 and 600 food packages, while assistance worth $54,070 was provided to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and $60,000 to Burundi.

One of Türkiye’s most recent international humanitarian assistance operations was carried out for Venezuela.

Following two earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 in June, humanitarian aid supplies were sent to the region aboard two military cargo aircraft under AFAD’s coordination, on the instructions of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

The shipment included 275 tents supplied by AFAD and seven tonnes of medical supplies provided by the health ministry.

A total of 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid materials were delivered to Venezuela.

Following the flooding in Spain, Türkiye also provided 250 plastic waste containers, each with a capacity of 1,100 litres (290.6 gallons), and two road-cleaning vehicles.

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