The "Turkey is One Heart" campaign succeeds in breaking a record

After a devastating earthquake hit southern Turkey and northern Syria in the early hours of Monday, Turkey launched the "Turkey is One Heart" campaign, which raised $6.1 billion in 7 hours. A fundraising campaign raised more than $6 billion within 7 hours for those affected by the earthquake.

On Wednesday evening, 213 TV stations and 562 radio stations inside and outside Turkey broadcast a joint campaign called "Turkey is One Heart", in which Turkish celebrities participated in presenting the campaign live.

The campaign, which was broadcast by channels and radio stations in Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Turkish Cyprus, received wide support from businessmen, companies, politicians, athletes, and actors.

Over the course of 7 hours of live broadcasting, the campaign received large donations amounting to 115 billion and 146 million and 528 thousand Turkish liras (about 6.1 billion dollars).

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, during a telephone conversation with the campaign organizers, that "our people will show their generosity again by breaking a record in donating to those affected by the earthquake."

Erdogan indicated that all the amounts that will be collected during the campaign will be spent for those affected by the earthquake.

He pointed out that all state institutions and their staff and all the Turkish people will stand together to support those affected by the earthquake.

According to the Turkish news site TRT World, the campaign has collected, as of 12:20 midnight GMT, more than $6.11 billion, amid wide participation from various Turkish circles.