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A volunteer steers food in a massive pot inside the Gönül Mutfağı (tr.
A volunteer steers food in a massive pot inside the Gönül Mutfağı (tr. "Kitchen with heart"). • LEICA M10-P • 35 mm • ~f/2.0 • 1/180 s
Large pots in the kitchen, with volunteers in the background cooking.
Large pots in the kitchen, with volunteers in the background cooking. • LEICA M10-P • 35 mm • ~f/2.0 • 1/125 s
Volunteers empty a large pot full of irmik helvasi (a semolina dessert).
Volunteers empty a large pot full of irmik helvasi (a semolina dessert). • LEICA M10-P • 35 mm • ~f/2.0 • 1/125 s
Volunteers prepare individual meals into plasic containers for distribution.
Volunteers prepare individual meals into plasic containers for distribution. • LEICA M10-P • 35 mm • ~f/2.4 • 1/125 s
A volunteer prepares trays with school meals for distribution.
A volunteer prepares trays with school meals for distribution. • LEICA M10-P • 35 mm • ~f/2.0 • 1/180 s
My daughter inspects the meals that will be distributed to school children in the area.
My daughter inspects the meals that will be distributed to school children in the area. • LEICA M10-P • 35 mm • ~f/2.4 • 1/125 s
A table full of yellow rubber working boots outside the volunteers' makeshift dormitory.
A table full of yellow rubber working boots outside the volunteers' makeshift dormitory. • LEICA M10-P • 35 mm • ~f/3.4 • 1/125 s
A look inside the volunteers' makeshift dormitory, where people sleep on mattresses on the floor.
A look inside the volunteers' makeshift dormitory, where people sleep on mattresses on the floor. • LEICA M10-P • 35 mm • ~f/2.0 • 1/125 s
Boxes with supplies outside the building.
Boxes with supplies outside the building. • LEICA M10-P • 35 mm • ~f/5.6 • 1/500 s

2023-05-30

We went to Iskenderun yesterday. Ulya found a project she wanted to support through the donations she collected earlier this year. We got a tour around one of their kitchens. One of the initiators, who came here from Ankara right after the earthquakes, told me, that they started their efforts by basically breaking into the building and just started cooking. (Official help arrived way too late.) Now they run three kitchens in total, where they prepare 200.000 meals1 per day (!) – all through donations and volunteers from all over the world (from Nepal to Canada). Some of the volunteers sleep in the same building or in tents outside. Ulya gave 40k TRY of the donations to their cause, which – I think – is very well spent. Ulya has some more impressions (video) over on her Instagram.

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  1. There was a communication error on my part: An earlier version of this post stated, that they serve 300.000 people, but they actually prepare 200.000 meals per day – which is still incredibly impressive.↩︎
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