The Turkish Society of Nova Scotia says it hopes to raise over $12K through fundraisers this week. | CBCNS
Turkish national Acelya Erten was visiting her daughter, a student in Halifax, when the earthquake hit."I think I've been crying a lot and it was so bad," she said at the sale on Saturday. "You are wondering, 'Where are they? How are they?'"
She said the weekend sale was organized to create awareness and raise donations to send to organizations on the ground in Turkey.Kaptan said their initial goal was to raise $5,000 but that was reached quickly. He said injured people from other areas have been transported to the university hospital in Mersin, where his father works as a doctor.
Kaptan said everyone in the global Turkish community has been affected by the disaster whether or not they have lost a loved one. She said knowing that millions of people have been left homeless has also had a deep psychological effect on the community,
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