The world mobilized for the victims of the earthquake ‘I want to call the authorities’
Leading coaches, head coaches, soccer players, basketball players, world champions and many athletes from the sports world called for help for the earthquake victims with a live broadcast on social media.
More than a hundred names participated in the organization where the world of sports and art came together. Many names that participated in the broadcast wanted items that are valuable and meaningful to them to be put up for sale at auction.
All proceeds from both the live stream and the auction will be donated to Darüşşafaka for the education of children affected by the earthquake.
4 MILLION TL DONATIONS COLLECTED
From Gregg Popovich to Didier Drogba, from the world champion national archer Mete Gazoz to the world champion national billiard player Semih Saygıner, from Zeljko Obradovic to Abdullah Avcı, from Hakan Çalhanoğlu to Burak Yılmaz, from Sarunas Jasikevicius Erdem Can In the broadcast, to which attended by many worthy names, from national Olympic champion boxer Busenaz Sürmeneli to Çağla Büyükçay, from Furkan Korkmaz to Dorukhan Toköz, from Ufuk Sarıca to Melih Mahmutoğlu, donations of approximately 4 million Turkish lira were collected.
Items of high sentimental value donated by famous athletes were put up for auction until Sunday, February 19, 2023.
HAKAN CALHANOĞLU: I WANT TO CALL THE OFFICIALS
The explanations of some of the valuable names of the sports world that participate in the night are the following:
San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich: I lived in Diyarbakir and traveled to many cities like Gaziantep when I was young. I know the beliefs, character and strength of those beautiful people to overcome difficulties. I will perform with Darüşşafaka, who provides educational opportunities for orphans and has been doing it perfectly for hundreds of years. I beg you, find a way to help.
Partizan Belgrade head coach Zeljko Obradovic: I spoke to my Fenerbahce players and friends. We have a match here in Belgrade next week and we will talk about what we will do for the earthquake victims before this match.
Barcelona coach Sarunas Jasikevicius: I want to wish you strength and patience. The whole world is watching your situation and everyone is with you. It is a great tragedy, but you are not alone here.
Trabzonspor coach Abdullah Avci: Thanks to our nation. Life hurts us a lot, it keeps burning. We are trying to heal our wounds. Last year I made myself a jersey with the number 61. All the players have signatures. I also want to support the earthquake victims and make a small contribution with this t-shirt.
Didier Drogba, former Galatasaray footballer: I would like to donate my jersey, which I marked against Real Madrid wearing the Galatasaray jersey, for the education of earthquake victims and earthquake victims.
Hakan Çalhanoğlu, captain of the national football team and Inter player: I want to call the authorities: Turkey is a seismic country. Please do whatever is necessary so that such suffering does not happen again. No one should lose their life anymore.
Dorukhan Tokoz from Trabzonspor: When I went to help both the Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe stadiums, I felt at home. We carried the packages together and loaded them onto the trucks together. I gave two signed jerseys to Galatasaray for donations. No more colors. There is only one color.
Tayyip Talha Sanuç, football player for Beşiktaş: We try to do everything we can, materially and spiritually. But in this process, the people who deserve the most appreciation and thanks are our search and rescue teams and the miners, who are still fighting in the disaster zones.
Semih Sayginer, who made Turkey the first world billiards champion: The earthquake shook us all deeply. Our lives have changed, the lives of the people there have changed, we have losses. I donated my cue, which won my first world championship, to this organization to heal even a little bit of wounds. This is an organization based on both Darüşşafaka and the Turkish Volunteer Foundation for Education, the money goes there. I hope these products sell at a good price and we have another benefit for the victims of the earthquake.