Dear friends and family,

As you may have heard, my hometown of Hatay, Turkey was recently hit by a devastating earthquake that has affected many families, including my own.

I lost at least 20 of my close relatives. My uncles with their wives and kids, three of my cousins with their family and kids, also one of my close relatives who has two kids and pregnant wife, they all died under the buildings. I still have a lot under the crash buildings. Some people who saved under the buildings lost their kids, some kids kidnapped and we don’t know where they are. Some ladies and men who are unconscious and had deep wound kidnapped from organ mafia. The government announces and warns to the people leave that cities. My sister and brothers went that city and they evacuated around 300 people from to the safest places. They don’t get any fund from government. I and some of my friends donated and sent them money to rent a car for those people to leave the city, and cover their first aid emergency expenses. Unfortunately nothing is free and everything is double price or triple prices.

My brother is still over there. My sister is going back there to help and evacuate them. But we are not enough to relief this much disasters.

Please help us to evacuate people from Hatay and cover their at least three months of expenses. These people doesn’t have any jobs, houses, any food, drink, shoes even a pair of socks. The earthquake took everything that they have.

Your every donations are going to send directly to the people who are in need.

I know we are not going to be enough to cover that much disaster, but taking an action is better than doing nothing.

We are strong together.

They are waiting for your support.

Thank you.

Sedef Gunerhan