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GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF TÜRKİYE THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION

population flow to the Karkamis district of Gaziantep. In this context, 1,026,880 food
items and 1,695,024 hot meals were distributed.

Çobanbey: As of September 1, 2016, at the Çobanbey Border Point, distribution of 3
hot meals a day began in Öncü, Seve, and Çobanbey to meet the needs arising in the
Elbeyli district of Kilis. In the following days, it was removed from the distribution
point of Seve and distribution of hot food was continued in Öncü and Çobanbey. As a
result of the meetings between the institutions, the distribution of hot food was ended
on 14.03.2017. A total of 1,212,530 hot meals were distributed.

Operation Suruc: The Turkish Red Crescent has actively participated in the events
happened during the border crossings in the area of Ogan village which started on
September 19, 2014. In this scope; 3,720,290 pots of hot meal, 92,000 packs of diapers,
124,554 bottles of 0,5 lt. water, 2,412 hygiene sets, 113,224 packs of nutritiously high
biscuits and 67,680 lt. milk distribution was made.
Cooperation with King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief: During the work
carried out as part of King Salman Humanitarian Aid-Relief and the Syrian Crisis
Humanitarian Aid Campaign, close contacts were established in 2016 and bilateral
cooperation has been carried out in the framework of mutual interests.

Child Protection Program: In order to minimize the trauma of the Syrian children
under temporary protection in our country and to reduce integration problems,
psychosocial support has actively been provided by Turkish Red Crescent and UNICEF
at 30 locations within the context of the Syrian Emergency Response since May 2013
as part of the child protection program called “Child Friendly Space”.

Turkish Red Crescent Card Program: This program for Syrian guests, which is
financially supported by the WFP and technically supported by Halk Bank, is carried
out both both inside and outside of camps. Details of the project are given in the “Social
Assistance” section of the report.

Conditional Educational Aid: The program, which was designed to encourage Syrian
children to go to school, has started with the cooperation of the Red Crescent, MFSP,
MoNE, AFAD, and UNICEF. This aid is provided through Turkish Red Crescent
Cards. Detailed information is given under the section titled “Education”.
Cooperation with DGMM: Within the scope of the protocol signed between
DGMM and the Turkish Red Crescent on April 28, 2016, the Turkish Red Crescent
has been given the responsibility of monitoring and reporting needs at 1 admission and
accommodation center and 19 repatriation centers. A workshop was organized, and

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