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Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) provided food assistance to 1,500 families in Sudan on Wednesday. The aid was delivered to displaced families living in camps in Port Sudan, the country’s administrative center.
A four-member humanitarian team from Türkiye’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), led by Deputy President Hamza Tasdelen, identified urgent needs in Port Sudan with the support of the Turkish Embassy in Khartoum and swiftly carried out the aid distribution.
Tasdelen recalled that Türkiye had sent two “Goodness Ships” carrying more than 5,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Sudan in 2024, according to Anadolu Agency.
He said the shipments included hygiene products, food supplies, shelter materials, medicines, and medical equipment.
Tasdelen recalled that AFAD had sent 1,000 tents and an additional 1,000 food parcels to Sudanese refugees who fled to neighboring Chad due to the ongoing conflict.
He noted that, through programs held over the past two days, AFAD provided food assistance to 1,500 displaced families in Port Sudan from different parts of the country.
Tasdelen emphasized that, together with the AFAD humanitarian team he led, they conducted on-site needs assessments before distributing the aid and that future humanitarian planning will continue based on these analyses and developments on the ground.
Turkey’s Ambassador to Khartoum, Fatih Yildiz, referred to the recent tragic events in El-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state in western Sudan, saying, “There have been deeply heartbreaking developments in El-Fasher over the past 10 days.
These developments are being closely followed in Türkiye, particularly by our President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the state leadership, and the Turkish people.”
Yildiz stressed that Türkiye has never overlooked the humanitarian dimension of the Sudan crisis since it began. He said that a delegation led by AFAD Deputy President Tasdelen traveled from Türkiye for a four-day visit to assess humanitarian needs and consult with Sudanese officials on expectations for upcoming aid operations.
He added, “On this occasion, we also visited camps housing displaced persons, including many from Darfur, and carried out humanitarian relief activities there.”
Yildiz noted that the visit would serve as guidance for Turkish civil society organizations active in Sudan as they plan their upcoming humanitarian projects, affirming, “As from the very beginning of the Sudan crisis, the people of Sudan will continue to see that we stand by them.”
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