The Turkish American Association of North Texas has been working non-stop to help those who have lost everything following the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
Ten tons of relief supplies are getting shipped to Turkey from North Texas after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and northern Syria.In just a couple of days, North Texans have donated thousands of items to give to those in need.
Tonight is their first shipment to Turkey. Turkish Airlines and Turkish Cargo offered to fly everything for free. "The outpouring of help and donations, such as the magnitude of the shipments you see...was an effort from all of DFW and this is just the beginning of it," Turkish American Association of North Texas President Erdal Sipahi said."It took an army of volunteers, and they came out of everywhere and we didn't ask, they just came and offered their help."
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