The Turkish Red Crescent is both a member of an international movement and is an organization that has the largest network of volunteers in Türkiye, an organization with a special place in society, and one which enriches itself with societal dynamics. It is only natural that the expectations from large organizations are big in terms…
Society has established many different types of organizations over the years in order to deal with disasters. Lessons learned from previous disasters have played roles as contributing factors to progress in the development of these models. Lessons learned from the disasters and the great destructions that follow has made it essential to transition from an…
Turkey has become a destination country for migrants from almost every corner of the world due to its geopolitical basin, historical and cultural past, and the economic and political policies it has adopted. For this reason, the number of visitors coming to Turkey for education, work, and asylum has experienced continuous growth since the early…
Humanity throughout history has suffered from different types of disasters and been subjected to great devastation. Due to certain disasters like earthquakes, floods, avalanches not being able to be detected in advance or the necessary precautions not being taken, the traces they leave are equally large. 2020 is engraved in our minds as an unforgettable…
Spread all over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has had many consequences adversely affecting social and economic life in addition to its impacts on the field of health. As a result, the healing process will take much longer than expected when actors who struggle with the pandemic make plans by ignoring these effects. Throughout the…
The Turkish Red Crescent has constructed its 2030 goals on strategic community-based projects. Therefore, the most important stakeholders for the Red Crescent are all our people, all our citizens. Another year where efforts to touch each citizen with this understanding were attempted by always keeping alive has been completed at Red Crescent. Despite 2020 being…
2020 has been a year in which we’ve intensely felt the impacts of globalization and importance of global solidarity. Evaluating any crisis on a local scale is practically impossible currently. The year we’ve left behind us has shown that we need to calculate how a problem that started in a specific region, a humanitarian crisis,…
Starting at the end of 2019 and affecting the whole world in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has had significant impacts on the field of blood services, just as in many areas. On one hand, the Turkish Red Crescent Blood Services team has taken personal protective measures; on the other hand, the team has structured its…
The world went through a process of comprehensive change and transformation in 2020, the effects of which have been felt in every field. While talking about wars, disasters, poverty, refugee problems, human rights violations, and crises caused by climate change, COVID-19 made itself known at the start of 2020 and caused radical changes in many…
The basic duties of the Turkish Red Crescent Finance and Asset Management Office are to protect assets, increase the amount and sources of income, track income and expenses within a budgetary framework, manage basic financial risks (e.g., currency, interest, and liquidity) and market (receivables) risk, and create and report financial records for all transactions. The…
