29.01.2025 10:01
The Mayor of Etimesgut, Erdal Beşikçioğlu, removed the clothing donation boxes belonging to the Turkish Red Crescent. The moment the boxes were taken away was captured on camera, and both citizens in need of assistance and the local community reacted to Beşikçioğlu's move.
In Turkey, the project of clothing recycling boxes belonging to the Turkish Red Crescent, placed at certain points to support citizens in need, serves as a critical donation channel, while a noteworthy development occurred in Ankara.
THEY USED MUNICIPALITY'S CONSTRUCTION MACHINES
According to a report by Sabah newspaper, CHP's Etimesgut Mayor Erdal Beşikçioğlu had the clothing donation boxes belonging to the Turkish Red Crescent removed using municipality-owned construction machines.
THEY DID NOT TOUCH THE PRIVATE COMPANY'S BOX
As moments of the boxes being removed and transported by construction machines were captured on camera second by second, it was noticed that the clothing collection boxes belonging to a private company that had an agreement with the municipality were not touched.
ANGRY CITIZENS
Beşikçioğlu's move sparked a major controversy, and the development angered both citizens in need of assistance and the local community.