Egypt hosts benefit market for quake victims in Türkiye

The Egyptian capital, Cairo, has hosted a benefit market for the victims of the Feb. 6 deadly earthquakes that killed thousands in Türkiye.

The market was organized on Friday by Turkish citizen, Tursim Cankaya, in Madinaty neighborhood in eastern Cairo.

Participants offered Turkish sweets, handicrafts, hot drinks and other products for sale, according to an Anadolu reporter.

“The aim of this event is to collect donations for those affected by the earthquake,” Cankaya told Anadolu.

She said a number of her relatives and friends were trapped under the rubble of collapse buildings in quake-hit Hatay province in southern Türkiye.