The Turkish Religious Endowment has collected enough donations to build hundreds of units designated to house the displaced in northern Syria, Turkish media said Tuesday.
The charity had received donations from the French city of Strasbourg collected by the branch of the Turkish Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB), and other Turkish associations active in France.
The donation campaign was very popular, which led to the collection of an amount sufficient to build 539 housing units in northern Syria.
The Turkish Religious Endowment seeks to establish permanent units built of concrete and resistant to climate conditions, so that the displaced families will protect the suffering they suffer as a result of living in tents.
Ramadan Dolu, one of the campaign's organizers, said the donors in Strasbourg showed solidarity with the Syrian war victims.
An official in the Turkish Religious Endowment announced that the endowment has completed the construction of 3,804 housing units so far in northern Syria, which have been handed over to their beneficiaries, at the same time that construction work is underway about 3,500 other units.
Ten years of war in Syria have killed 500,000 people and driven half the pre-war population of 22 million from their homes, including more than 6.7 million as refugees to neighbouring countries.
Comments About This Article
Please fill the fields below.