“We have supported our disabled friends and their families who suffered in the earthquake region”
Regarding the donation, Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said: “Our disabled friends who have difficulty in protecting themselves and making their voices heard in the earthquake reality that has deeply shaken our country, expect urgent support from us. We wholeheartedly support BEDD (The Solidarity Association for the Physically Disabled), which has launched a campaign to protect our friends who are victims of the earthquake, especially in Hatay and other provinces. We wish mercy to our disabled citizens we lost in the earthquake, condolences to their families, and a speedy recovery to the injured.“
The Solidarity Association for the Physically Disabled (BEDD) with a History of Approximately 30 Years
BEDD was founded on 20 July 1993 as a charity association in order to provide social solidarity by contributing to the education and health needs of all orthopedically disabled citizens of the Republic of Turkey. It aims to provide the necessary support for disabled citizens within its body regardless of religion, language, race, region and gender.
It has become a pioneering association in Turkey in breaking down barriers with the activities it carries out. As one of the top twenty most well-known and trusted non-governmental organisations of Turkey, it aims to serve more disabled citizens. It focuses on providing treatment, assistance and education opportunities to physically disabled children and young people, and pioneers their active participation in social life with awareness-raising of their families and society in general.
BEDD, which struggled with financial impossibilities in the days of its establishment, today provides assistance to an average of 5,000 disabled people in need annually. The light has never been extinguished in BEDD and the service has never been interrupted. The association, which is getting stronger day by day with the support of its friends of heart and donors, continues its activities to remove obstacles.
