Turkish aid agencies have been distributing meat from animals sacrificed on Eid Al-Adha to thousands of needy people across the world.
Several Muslim-majority countries around the world marked the first day of the four-day Eid al-Adha holiday on Tuesday, while some others, including Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, India, Nepla and Iran began observing the festival on Wednesday.
The Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH), one of Turkey's leading aid groups, sacrificed thousands of animals in northern Syrian.
The foundation is expected to distribute the meat to around 215,000 people in Afrin, Idlib, Aleppo, Hama, Homs and Al-Bab, Jarablus and Azaz, the regions liberated as part of Turkey’s Operation Euphrates Shield.
It also gave meat to thousands of families in the South Asian country of Nepal.
Turkish Red Crescent, locally known as Kizilay, sacrificed 150 animals in the African country of Kenya.
“We’ve provided Eid meat to 3,000 families. If it is estimated that every family consists of at least five persons then Turkish Red Crescent provided aid to around 15,000 people in Nairobi,” Ismail Hakki Turunc, deputy head of the organization, said.
The organization also sacrificed animals in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi on behalf of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Kenya, Afghanistan, Jerusalem as well as Turkey.
The Turkiye Diyanet Foundation (TDV) will distribute meat to around 5,000 people in Thai provinces, including Pattani and Yala.
Seven volunteers along with a Turkish actor Celal Al Nebioglu and singer Resul Aydemir also participated in the distribution of meat to needy families.
Hasan Etae, head of the Friend Foundation, TDV’s partner foundation in the country, expressed gratitude for the aid.
Etae said: “We have been working with Turkey for five years...Every family that we’ve provided aid has sympathy for Turkey.
“We are always praying for Turkey.”
The same foundation also sacrificed 229 animals for distributing among needy people in Azerbaijan.
