Repaying a 12-Year-Old Favor... HanmiGlobal Donates Relief Funds to Turkey

During the Libyan Civil War, Turkish Warship Assisted Escape
"Turkey is a Brotherly and Grateful Nation"

[Asia Economy Reporter Noh Kyung-jo] HanmiGlobal has not forgotten the kindness it received from T?rkiye and has donated $50,000 to support emergency relief activities and recovery efforts following the earthquake.

HanmiGlobal and the nonprofit organization Warm Walk International announced on the 15th that they held a donation ceremony at the Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association headquarters located on Sinsu-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, the previous day. Attendees included Han Chan-geon, Vice Chairman of HanmiGlobal, Lee Kwang-jae, Director of Warm Walk, and Song Pil-ho, Chairman of Hope Bridge Association.

Han Chang-geon, Vice Chairman of HanmiGlobal (right), and Song Pil-ho, Chairman of Hope Bridge National Disaster Relief Association, are posing for a commemorative photo at the donation ceremony for earthquake relief funds in Turkey. / Photo by HanmiGlobal

HanmiGlobal introduced its special connection with T?rkiye. In 2011, HanmiGlobal was performing construction project management (PM) services for a housing and urban infrastructure construction project for 10,000 households commissioned by the Libyan government in Benghazi, Libya's second-largest city.

However, that year, the Libyan civil war broke out, and armed militants invaded the site camp, looting and damaging property, forcing workers to evacuate urgently. The local airport was closed, and land routes were too risky, putting the workers literally at the brink of life and death.

At that time, information came that a Turkish warship had entered Benghazi to evacuate its nationals, and HanmiGlobal requested assistance through the Turkish Embassy. Consequently, the Turkish warship helped 24 on-site workers escape safely to neighboring countries.

Vice Chairman Han said, "T?rkiye is a brother country that participated in the Korean War and a grateful nation that helped our company during the Libyan civil war," adding, "I hope this can contribute even a little to the prompt recovery of the affected areas."

In addition to this donation, HanmiGlobal is collecting relief supplies such as winter clothes, sleeping bags, blankets, and scarves from its employees to help the earthquake victims in T?rkiye. Furthermore, the housing renovation project for the families of five Korean War veterans in T?rkiye, which was conducted last year, is planned to continue in the second half of this year.