Source Todays Zaman, 5 Aug 2012
Releasing a notice that was
published in the Official Gazette on Sunday, the Prime Ministry said
thousands of Muslims from Arakan are seeking shelter as refugees in
neighboring countries and are living in life-threatening conditions.
“Turkey will provide every possible assistance and support to the Muslims of Myanmar in the holy month of Ramadan, when feelings of social solidarity and cooperation become strong, in line with the expectations of the people. Therefore, an aid campaign has been launched by the Prime Ministry to this end,” the notice reads.
Stating that the coordination of the aid campaign will be maintained by the Prime Ministry's Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD), the notice also reveals that all donations collected by governors' offices, municipalities, nongovernmental organizations and other public institutions can be transferred to bank accounts created especially for the aid campaign.
In his opening speech, OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu said the fact that the international community has failed to speak out against the murders and oppression of Rohingya Muslims had really disappointed OIC countries.
Calling on the international community to take a firm stance against violence in Myanmar, İhsanoğlu said that Myanmar's 1982 law on citizenship, which deprives the Muslim population in the country from basic citizenship rights, should be changed. “Worldwide aid campaigns should be launched to help these people. A research committee should be sent to Myanmar to observe first-hand what is happening in Myanmar,” İhsanoğlu noted.
Meanwhile, Turkish Ambassador to Myanmar Murat Yavuz Ateş visited Arakan province along with several other ambassadors and UN officials on Aug. 5.
Kimse Yok Mu, a Turkish charity, distributes aid to Rohingya Muslims, (Photo: Cihan)
5 August 2012 / TODAY'S ZAMAN, İSTANBUL
The Prime Ministry
has started an aid campaign for the Rohingya Muslims, who have been
forced to flee their homes in Myanmar's Arakan province on account of
the violence there, and who are now facing hunger, thirst and the threat
of epidemics.
“Turkey will provide every possible assistance and support to the Muslims of Myanmar in the holy month of Ramadan, when feelings of social solidarity and cooperation become strong, in line with the expectations of the people. Therefore, an aid campaign has been launched by the Prime Ministry to this end,” the notice reads.
Stating that the coordination of the aid campaign will be maintained by the Prime Ministry's Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD), the notice also reveals that all donations collected by governors' offices, municipalities, nongovernmental organizations and other public institutions can be transferred to bank accounts created especially for the aid campaign.
OIC urges international community to cooperate for Myanmar Muslims
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Executive Committee, which held an emergency meeting to discuss the issue of the Rohingya Muslims on Aug. 5 in Jeddah, called on the international community to cooperate to stop violence facing Muslims in Myanmar.In his opening speech, OIC Secretary-General Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu said the fact that the international community has failed to speak out against the murders and oppression of Rohingya Muslims had really disappointed OIC countries.
Calling on the international community to take a firm stance against violence in Myanmar, İhsanoğlu said that Myanmar's 1982 law on citizenship, which deprives the Muslim population in the country from basic citizenship rights, should be changed. “Worldwide aid campaigns should be launched to help these people. A research committee should be sent to Myanmar to observe first-hand what is happening in Myanmar,” İhsanoğlu noted.
Meanwhile, Turkish Ambassador to Myanmar Murat Yavuz Ateş visited Arakan province along with several other ambassadors and UN officials on Aug. 5.
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