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Erdogan and his ilk single-handedly made me hesitant about donating, that regardless who I donate to, they’ll find a way to line their pockets. I ended up donat

Erdogan and his ilk single-handedly made me hesitant about donating, that regardless who I donate to, they’ll find a way to line their pockets. I ended up donating, do the same, but Erdogan is a bastard man.

sokols 4y ago
You can donate here: https://ahbap.org/disasters-turkey https://ahbap.org/disasters-turkey It's an NGO that currently is crowdsourcing donations for the relief.
- madaxe_again 4y ago
  And there is what, precisely, to prevent Erdogan and his cronies from just seizing the funds and arresting the principals? These bank accounts are in Turkey. I would honestly be more comfortable using the likes of PayPal, as it’s less likely to be stolen by the government.
  - sokols 4y ago
    Well, if we go by the logic you stated, a meteorite may fall down to my head now while I am exiting my work place. Anyway, I think there are enough alternatives to donate. Where I live, a local relief organization is collecting donations for Turkey and Syria. Then there are UN agencies who do that etc.
    - LarryMullins 4y ago
      Erdogan doing Erdogan things is a lot more likely than a meteorite falling on you, but it's your money so you do you.
  - mrtksn 4y ago
    They are very quick in spending the money and don't do long term project, built a solid reputation over the years and it's founder is a Turkish Rocks star who is politically not very pronounced.
    - madaxe_again 4y ago
      That’s a good strategy, and good to know, thank you. I worked with an orphanage in Kyrgyzstan who had a policy of ensuring their bank account was empty at the end of every day, and it worked for them. I’ve made a donation - I hope it ends up helping someone who needs it.
      - mrtksn 4y ago
        thanks a lot!
- tradertef 4y ago
  +1 for Ahbap. It is a grassroots organization with not much religious and political agenda.
mayormcmatt 4y ago
I thought Dennis was the bastard man?
- bigmattystyles 4y ago
  So is little Recep

sokols 4y ago

You can donate here: https://ahbap.org/disasters-turkey https://ahbap.org/disasters-turkey It's an NGO that currently is crowdsourcing donations for the relief.

madaxe_again 4y ago
And there is what, precisely, to prevent Erdogan and his cronies from just seizing the funds and arresting the principals? These bank accounts are in Turkey. I would honestly be more comfortable using the likes of PayPal, as it’s less likely to be stolen by the government.
- sokols 4y ago
  Well, if we go by the logic you stated, a meteorite may fall down to my head now while I am exiting my work place. Anyway, I think there are enough alternatives to donate. Where I live, a local relief organization is collecting donations for Turkey and Syria. Then there are UN agencies who do that etc.
  - LarryMullins 4y ago
    Erdogan doing Erdogan things is a lot more likely than a meteorite falling on you, but it's your money so you do you.
- mrtksn 4y ago
  They are very quick in spending the money and don't do long term project, built a solid reputation over the years and it's founder is a Turkish Rocks star who is politically not very pronounced.
  - madaxe_again 4y ago
    That’s a good strategy, and good to know, thank you. I worked with an orphanage in Kyrgyzstan who had a policy of ensuring their bank account was empty at the end of every day, and it worked for them. I’ve made a donation - I hope it ends up helping someone who needs it.
    - mrtksn 4y ago
      thanks a lot!
tradertef 4y ago
+1 for Ahbap. It is a grassroots organization with not much religious and political agenda.

mayormcmatt 4y ago

I thought Dennis was the bastard man?

bigmattystyles 4y ago
So is little Recep