Our Foundation Has Supported Red Crescent’s Earthquake Relief Campaign

Salih Tatlıcı Foundation has donated to the Red Crescent’s “Let’s Bind Up Our Wounds Together” relief campaign.

Helping earthquake victims is a humanitarian duty

Uğur Tatlıcı, Executive Board Member of our Foundation, said about the donation: “ 10 days have passed since the great earthquake disaster that caused great pain to our entire nation. We continue to hope for those who are waiting to be rescued from under the rubble. For those who continue to live in the region, vital needs such as shelter and heating, food, clothing, and hygiene are increasing by the day. That is why, as the Salih Tatlici Foundation, we wholeheartedly support the “Let’s Bind Up our wounds together” campaign organized by our Red Crescent, which, as always, has launched a disaster mobilization to heal the wounds of our citizens in all the disaster-stricken regions.”

The symbol of humanitarianism, impartiality, and peace: The Turkish Red Crescent

The Turkish Red Crescent Society was founded on 11 June 1868 under the name of “Society for Aiding the Wounded and Ailing Ottoman Soldiers” to help, without discrimination, soldiers wounded or ailing on the battlefield. The emblem of the Red Crescent is a light red “moon” to the left on a white background. Only on the Red Crescent flag does the open side of the “moon” face the opposite side of the flagpole.

From the Ottoman-Russian War of 1876 to the Cyprus Peace Operation of 1974, in all wars in which Turkey took part, the Red Crescent, through the mobile and fixed hospitals it established behind the front lines, the patient transport services it provided, the hospital ships it equipped, the nurses and volunteer nurses it trained, assisted in the care and treatment of tens of thousands of wounded and ailing people, assisted in the care and treatment of tens of thousands of Turkish soldiers, both friendly and enemy, wounded or ailing on the battlefield, provided the necessary humanitarian aid to prisoners of war, both Turkish and enemy, and sought to care for and protect the civilian population affected by the war.

The purpose of the Red Cross Red Crescent is to prevent or relieve human suffering wherever it occurs, without discrimination, to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for human dignity, and to promote mutual understanding, friendship, respect, cooperation, and lasting peace among people. The Red Crescent is the symbol of solidarity in times of need, equality in times of suffering, humanitarianism, impartiality, and peace in the heat of war. The Red Crescent shares the fundamental principles of the International Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movement. These principles are humanity, non-discrimination, impartiality, independence, charity, unity, and universality. The Red Cross Red Crescent is a voluntary social service organization with a legal personality, subject to the provisions of private law, non-profit-making, providing assistance and services free of charge, and working in the public interest.

The donations and aid projects mentioned here were made by the founders of our Foundation, Nurten Tatlıcı and her son Uğur Tatlıcı, in memory of the late Salih Tatlıcı, the benevolent person whose name continues to live on through our Foundation and whom they bid farewell in journey to eternity in 2009.

Help from Uğur and Nurten Tatlıcı to Our Syrian Guests

Late businessman Salih Tatlıcı’s wife Nurten Tatlıcı and their son Uğur Tatlıcı donated to the aid campaign organized by Kızılay (The Turkish Red Crescent) for Syrian refugees.

Hospitality is the most critical value of Turkish folk culture.

Regarding the donation, “My late father Salih Tatlıcı was a philanthropic businessman. He always came to the aid of those in need. My father felt very sorry for the sad life of the refugees who sought refuge in our country from neighboring countries and would support them at every opportunity. Our Syrian refugee brothers and sisters have been uprooted from their countries, families, loved ones, homes, belongings, cultures. In short, they have suffered and are still suffering. We wholeheartedly support the campaign organized by Kızılay (The Turkish Red Crescent), our deep-rooted organization of great historical importance, to heal the wounds of our Syrian brothers and sisters.” Uğur Tatlıcı said.

Turkish Red Crescent Society: The symbol of humanity, impartiality, and peace.

It was founded on June 11, 1868 under the name of “Ottoman Aid Society for the Wounded and Sick Soldiers,” out of the desire to help soldiers who were injured or sick on the battlefield without any discrimination. The sign of Kızılay (The Turkish Red Crescent) is the bright red “crescent” to the left when looking straight ahead on a white background. In the Red Crescent flag, the open side of the “crescent” is towards the opposite of the flagpole. Between the Ottoman-Russian War of 1876 and the Cyprus Peace Operation in 1974, in all the wars in which Turkey is a party and through the mobile and fixed hospitals it established behind the front, the patient transport services, the hospital ships it equipped, the nurses it trained and the volunteer patient caregivers, the Kızılay (The Turkish Red Crescent) assisted in the care and treatment of tens of thousands of friend and enemy of Little Mehmet who were injured or sick on the battlefield, provided humanitarian aid to the prisoners of war, whether Turkish or enemy, and endeavored to care and protect the civilian population affected by the war.

The aim of Kızılay (The Turkish Red Crescent) is to prevent or alleviate human suffering, wherever it is witnessed, without any discrimination, to protect human life and health, to ensure that human personality is respected, and to strive to bring mutual understanding, friendship, respect, cooperation and lasting peace among people. Kızılay (The Turkish Red Crescent) symbolizes solidarity in times of need, equality in times of suffering, humanitarianism, neutrality, and peace in the fiercest moment of the war. Kızılay (The Turkish Red Crescent) shares the basic principles of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. These are the principles of humanity, non-discrimination, impartiality, independence, charitable nature, unity, and universality. Kızılay (The Turkish Red Crescent) is a voluntary social service organization with a legal personality, subject to the provisions of private law, non-profit, free of charge, and working for the benefit of the public.
The donations and aid projects mentioned here were made with the personal income of the founders of our Foundation, Nurten Tatlıcı and her son Uğur Tatlıcı, in memory of the late Salih Tatlıcı, the benevolent person whose name continues to live on through our Foundation and whom they bid farewell in journey to eternity in 2009.