Türkiye: ICRC President concludes first official visit to Türkiye

Her trip to Türkiye, which immediately followed visits to both Lebanon and Syria, was an opportunity to meet with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Turkish Red Crescent (Kizilay) to discuss ways to expand and strengthen cooperation around promoting international humanitarian law and reducing suffering in conflict zones worldwide. 

“I look forward to a new chapter of collaboration between the ICRC and Türkiye,” President Spoljaric said. “With so many conflicts taking a devastating toll on civilians around the world, Türkiye has long played a critical role in alleviating suffering and advancing respect for international humanitarian law. The strong partnership with Kizilay is vital in these efforts, and I look forward to deepening this cooperation further.”  

About the ICRC

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a neutral, impartial, and independent organization an exclusively humanitarian mandate that stems from the Geneva Conventions of 1949. It helps people around the world affected by armed conflict and other violence, doing everything it can to protect their lives and dignity and to relieve their suffering, often alongside its Red Cross and Red Crescent partners.

The ICRC was founded in 1863, and is one of three parts of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. The organization works to assist people affected by conflict, and to work with states to uphold the Geneva Conventions—the body of international law dedicated to protecting to most vulnerable in times of war. 

For more information, please contact:

Omar Odeh, ICRC Amman: +962 7 7849 4138, oodeh@icrc.org

Jennifer Sparks, ICRC Geneva: +41 79 863 55 73,  jsparks@icrc.org