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Lawyers file complaint against Red Crescent officials over selling of tents after quakes

Lawyers file complaint against Red Crescent officials over selling of tents after quakes

The selling of the tents violated the principles of the Red Crescent and human rights law, the TTB argued.

How did the Red Crescent turn into Red Crescent Inc.?

How did the Red Crescent turn into Red Crescent Inc.?

The spoils system in the institution that has ten affiliated companies and a huge budget is not limited to political links, but also involves family relations.

28 February 2023

U-turn from head of Red Crescent about sale of tents during earthquake

U-turn from head of Red Crescent about sale of tents during earthquake

Kerem Kınık who stood behind the sale of 2 thousand 50 tents to the AHBAB charity organization for 2.4 million dollars before, yesterday said that the sale was made without his knowledge and that he would have instructed differently if he had been asked.

28 February 2023

Pharmacists also announce that Red Crescent sold them the tents they needed after the quakes

Pharmacists also announce that Red Crescent sold them the tents they needed after the quakes

The chairperson of the Turkish Pharmacists' Association informed that they purchased from the Red Crescent five tents they needed to distribute free medicine to quake victims and that they paid 140 thousand lira for each.

27 February 2023

Revealed: Türkiye's Red Crescent sold tents to singer's charity

Revealed: Türkiye's Red Crescent sold tents to singer's charity

Both the Red Crescent and the AHBAP association admitted the sale after a journalist's report. An opposition MP has brought the issue to the parliamentary agenda, accusing the government of turning the Red Crescent into a "business."

26 February 2023

Armed attack in Syria: One Turkish Red Crescent worker dies

Armed attack in Syria: One Turkish Red Crescent worker dies

Arriving in the scene of the incident, Turkish Red Crescent Chair Kerem Kınık has indicated that the assaulters will be caught in the shortest possible time.

14 September 2020

IFRC condemns hate speech of Turkish Red Crescent Chair Kınık

IFRC condemns hate speech of Turkish Red Crescent Chair Kınık

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has condemned its Vice President and Turkish Red Crescent Chair Kerem Kınık over his hate speech. Presidential Communications Director Altun has expressed support for Kınık.