Merve Yasayan

Humanitarian | Operational Membership & Readiness Coordinator @ifrc

[Prof. Dr. Fatma Meriç Yılmaz @FatmaMericYlmaz]

Boşuna dememişler müzik evrenseldir diye… 😌 🎶

Tıpkı müzik gibi iyilik de evrensel. Metallica’nın solisti James Hetfield bu kez sahnede değil, kan bağışı koltuğunda. 🩸❤️

Amerikan Kızılhaçının kan bağışı çalışmasına katılarak bir hayatın umuduna ortak oldu. Aslında dünyanın neresinde olduğumuzun, hangi dili konuştuğumuzun, ne kadar tanındığımızın hiçbir önemi yok. İyilik, her yerde iyilik. Bir damla kan, dünyanın her yerinde aynı umudu taşıyor. 🌍❤️

[Merve Yasayan @MYasayan]

Honoured to join the 12th MENA Regional Conference in Beirut. Proud to stand with our Red Cross and Red Crescent family in dialogue, partnership and shared humanitarian purpose.

Standing in solidarity, moving forward with purpose.🤝🌍

[Türkiye Kızılay Derneği Kurumsal @KizilayKurumsal]

Genel Başkanımız Prof. Dr. Fatma Meriç Yılmaz, Lübnan’ın başkenti Beyrut’ta düzenlenen IFRC MENA 12. Bölgesel Toplantısı kapsamında Lübnan Kızılhaç Genel Sekreteri Georges Kettaneh ile bir araya geldi.

Görüşmede, Türk Kızılay'ın Lübnan’a yönelik desteği ve dayanışması değerlendirilirken, iki Ulusal Dernek arasındaki iş birliği ve koordinasyonun güçlendirilmesine yönelik çalışmalar ele alındı.

[Türkiye Kızılay Derneği Kurumsal @KizilayKurumsal]

Genel Başkanımız Prof. Dr. Fatma Meriç Yılmaz, Lübnan’ın başkenti Beyrut’ta düzenlenen IFRC MENA 12. Bölgesel Toplantısı’na katıldı.

Toplantıda, bölgedeki insani ihtiyaçlar, insani yardım çalışmalarının koordinasyonu ve Ulusal Dernekler arasındaki iş birliğinin güçlendirilmesine yönelik çalışmalar ele alındı.

[Türkiye Kızılay Derneği Kurumsal @KizilayKurumsal]

Genel Başkanımız Prof. Dr. Fatma Meriç Yılmaz, Uluslararası Kızılay ve Kızılhaç Dernekleri Federasyonu Ortadoğu ve Kuzey Afrika Bölgesel Toplantısı kapsamında bulunduğu Lübnan’ın başkenti Beyrut’ta, beraberindeki heyetle Beyrut Büyükelçimiz Murat Lütem’i makamında ziyaret etti.

Ziyarette, Lübnan ve bölge ülkelerindeki insani durum, ülkemiz tarafından bölgeye ulaştırılan insani yardımlar ve mevcut ihtiyaçlar ele alındı.

[IFRC @ifrc]

Different landscapes. Different crises. The same human heart.

Across the world, our staff and volunteers and the people they serve are neighbors, friends, colleagues, family members.

This is what unites us. This is who we are, united in humanity. #8May

[IFRC @ifrc]

Today is World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day.

Across the world, volunteers and staff from the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement show up every day for people in crisis, responding in their own communities, helping neighbours, supporting families, and standing on the frontlines of emergencies that affect them too.

Because beyond every emergency, every response, and every emblem, there is one truth: we are United in Humanity. #UnitedInHumanity

[Anadolu English @anadoluagency]

A ship carrying 730 tons of humanitarian aid sent by Türkiye arrived at the Port of Beirut

➡️ The shipment includes 7,200 tents, along with food, shelter supplies, and hygiene kits to support families displaced by Israeli attacks

[Türkiye in Lebanon 🇹🇷🇱🇧 @TC_BeyrutBE]

İsrail saldırısı altındaki kardeş Lübnan’a yardım eli… 🇹🇷🇱🇧

@AFADTurkiye ve @Kizilay’ın 730 tonluk yardımını Bakanlar @HaneenSayed_LB ve @makkifadi’nin katıldığı törenle teslim ettik.

7.200 çadır, 28 bin battaniye, 10 binden fazla gıda kolisiyle bin hijyen kiti dağıtıma hazır.

[Türkiye in Lebanon 🇹🇷🇱🇧 @TC_BeyrutBE]

مد يد العون للبنان الشقيق الذي يتعرض للا عتداءات الاسرائلية… 🇹🇷🇱🇧

لقد سلمنا ۷۳۰ طنًا مقدمة من @AFADTurkiye و@Kizilay بحضور الوزيرين @HaneenSayed_LB و@makkifadi.

۷۲۰۰ خيمة و۲۸ ألف بطانية وأكثر من ۱۰ آلاف سلة غذائية و ألف حقيبة مواد للتنظيف جاهزة للتوزيع.

[Türk Kızılay International @RedCrescent]

Our President, Prof. Dr. Fatma Meriç Yılmaz, took part in the panel titled “Access Denied: Breaking Artificial Barriers in Humanitarian Action” held within the scope of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya under the auspices of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During the panel, our President, Prof. Dr. Fatma Meriç Yılmaz, together with Carl Skau from the United Nations World Food Programme, IFRC Secretary General Jagan Chapagain, and Ramiz Alakbarov from the United Nations, emphasized that safeguarding humanitarian access is not only an operational necessity, but also a fundamental responsibility in defense of human dignity and the right to life.

In the session moderated by our Director General of International Affairs and Migration Services, Alper Küçük, participants reflected on the severe consequences of obstructed access to aid in today’s crises and underlined the shared responsibility to strengthen a more principled, safe, and unimpeded approach to humanitarian action.

[Türk Kızılay International @RedCrescent]

“Strategic Roundtable on Corporate Power for Early Action & Real Impact” organized in cooperation with the Turkish Red Crescent and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), was held in Istanbul.

At the meeting, attended by our President Fatma Meriç Yılmaz and IFRC Secretary General Jagan Chapagain, the Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) mechanism was introduced to private sector representatives, and opportunities for collaboration to strengthen rapid disaster response and forecast-based early action capacity were discussed.

As part of the programme, which brought together public institutions, private sector representatives, and humanitarian actors, the DREF model, field applications, and opportunities for inter-stakeholder cooperation were reviewed.

The meeting, which was also attended by our Director General for International Affairs and Migration Services, Alper Küçük, provided an important platform for discussing the integration of private sector contributions in financing, technology, and logistics into humanitarian operations.

[IFRC Middle East and North Africa @IFRC_MENA]

We are deeply concerned by reports of an @Iranian_RCS ambulance hit while responding to an emergency.

The Red Crescent emblem represents neutrality and life-saving assistance.

Respect for this emblem is essential so emergency teams can safely reach people in need.

Any attack on health workers, ambulances, or medical facilities is unacceptable. We reiterate our call for respect for our emblems and the humanitarian services they represent.

[IFRC @ifrc]

'We did not know how to respond to something like this': What the Lebanese Red Cross learned from the 2020 Beirut explosion.

👉 Read the full story: https://t.co/BVBcv5jCkw

[IFRC @ifrc]

The IFRC condemns the killing of Lebanese Red Cross volunteer paramedic Youssef Assaf, who succumbed to the injuries he sustained while carrying out his humanitarian duty to assist and save lives.

The @IFRC reiterates its call that ambulance personnel, medical staff, and Lebanese Red Cross @RedCrossLebanon staff and volunteers must be respected and protected at all times. Under international humanitarian law, medical and humanitarian personnel must not be targeted and must be allowed to carry out their life-saving work safely.

Our statement: https://t.co/kNHf1JvRZY

[Türk Kızılay International @RedCrescent]

We learned with deep sorrow of the passing of Lebanese Red Cross paramedic Youssef Assaf, who lost his life after being injured when his ambulance was targeted while carrying out his humanitarian duty.

We pray for Allah’s mercy upon Youssef Assaf, who dedicated his life to helping people in need, and extend our heartfelt condolences and patience to his family, loved ones, and the Lebanese Red Cross community.

As the Turkish Red Crescent, we share the grief of this painful loss and express our solidarity with the Lebanese Red Cross and the entire Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
@RedCrossLebanon

[IFRC @ifrc]

In the current circumstances, the protection of humanitarian workers remains essential to ensure they can safely carry out their humanitarian mission.

[IFRC @ifrc]

The @IFRC is following closely and is deeply concerned about the recent escalation of hostilities in the Middle East.

All National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in the region are on high alert for any possible responses needed.

The IFRC calls for the preservation of humanitarian space so humanitarian and medical personnel can operate safely and reach people in need.

Our statement: https://t.co/8FEMgegFSM

[Merve Yasayan @MYasayan]

Honoured to participate in an important visit to #Lebanon with @TC_BeyrutBE , @AFADBaskanlik, @Kizilay, reaffirming our shared commitment to principled humanitarian action and solidarity with communities facing complex crises,in close coordination with @RedCrossLebanon @IFRC_MENA

[Hossam Elsharkawi حسام @elsharkawi]

Excellent meeting at Regional Office MENA with a high-level delegation from Türkiye; a constructive and forward-looking humanitarian cooperation agenda. Discussions focused the shared commitment to principled, effective, and coordinated humanitarian action.
A big thank you for the continued support from Türkiye and @RedCrescent to the MENA region and beyond.

The delegation included H.E. Amb Korhan Karakoç, DG for Humanitarian & Technical Assistance; H.E. Amb Murat Lütem, to Lebanon; Mr. Hamza Taşdelen, Deputy President of AFAD @AFADTurkiye ; Mr. Seyfettin Karabulut, Head of the International Humanitarian Aid Department at AFAD; & Mr. Alper Küçük, DG for International Affairs @RedCrescent of Türkiye.