Late businessman Salih Tatlıcı’s wife Nurten Tatlıcı and their son Uğur Tatlıcı made a donation to the Turkish Armed Forces Mehmetçik Foundation for the Mother’s Day of the mothers of the martyred non-commissioned officers and privates.

Regarding the donation, a certificate of appreciation was presented to Nurten and Uğur Tatlıcı by the Foundation’s General Manager, Mr. Engin Durak.

We have not forgotten the mothers of our Mehmetçik soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the homeland and the nation.

“Our martyrs are the brave sons of the holy mothers of the saintly Turkish nation, who sacrificed their lives to protect the unity and solidarity of our homeland and the security of our nation. For my mother and I, it is a debt of loyalty to support the tearful, devoted mothers of our Martyrs on Mother’s Day,” Uğur Tatlıcı said, regarding the donation.

Turkish Armed Forces Mehmetçik Foundation

The Turkish Armed Forces Mehmetçik Foundation was established on May 17, 1982, in order to provide social and economic support to the relatives of those who were martyred or lost their lives for any reason, as well as Mehmetçik Soldiers who are veterans and with disabilities and sacrificed their lives for the safety of our country and nation.

The Turkish Armed Forces Mehmetçik Foundation provides death and disability benefits to those who lost their lives or became disabled during their service at the Gendarmerie General Command and the Coast Guard Command, their spouses and children, and their dependents (except for Specialized Privates, specialist gendarmes, and contracted non-commissioned officers and privates), offers continuous care assistance to veterans and Mehmetçik soldiers with disabilities, provides care and education support to the children of the Mehmetçik soldiers, implements social support programs for Mehmetçik soldiers and their families and donors included in the aid plan, continuously improves itself with donations, investment and promotion programs that support the aid plan, and informs the public regularly. By this means, the Foundation contributes to strengthening social justice, social peace, and national unity at the country level by carrying out activities.