Many Turks who live in Houston are doing what they can to help their native land recover from the devastating earthquakes.
A truck was being filled with blankets, winter clothes, baby items, and non-perishable foods at the Turkish Consulate General on Westheimer Tuesday. Consulate General Serhad Varli's office tells FOX 26, donations can be dropped off every day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Those items are then sent to Turkey via Turkish Airlines. You can find more details about what can be donatedPeople from different nationalities were also dropping off donations and plan on bringing more this week.
"Emotionally, it is hard." says Ozsoy. "As a human being, it doesn’t matter whether I am Turkish or not. Many of my family members are fine, but we have friends are like family there. Some of them cannot reach others. They already got the bad news some of them are dead." Despite the difficulties, Ozsoy is pleased to see the number of people willing to help his native land recover from the destruction.
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