The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) announced Tuesday plans to significantly expand its humanitarian infrastructure, pledging to establish soup kitchens in all of Türkiye’s 81 provinces by 2026 as part of a broader strategy to strengthen social support and domestic capacity.
Kızılay President Fatma Meriç Yılmaz, speaking at a news conference in Istanbul, presented the organization’s 2025 performance while outlining what she described as a shift toward long-term social resilience, domestic production and dignity-based assistance models. The initiative, titled “81 Provinces, 81 Soup Kitchens,” aims to expand the reach of the current program, which operates 45 facilities across 34 provinces.
According to officials, the existing soup kitchens produ
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