Turkey: Islamist NGO Takes Advantage of Earthquake Aid
1st April 2023
The Humanitarian Relief Foundation (IHH) is a Turkish charity that has been banned in multiple EU countries for ties to jihadism. In spite of that, it has been playing an important role in fundraising efforts for the victims of the Turkish earthquake, which has had the effect of giving it political and moral legitimacy.
Founded in the 1990s to support Bosnian rebels, the IHH has been described as a Turkish government proxy, giving logistical support to Islamists and advancing Ankara’s foreign policy objectives. The group has often been used as a liaison point with extremist Syrian rebels. Turkey has been lambasted for supporting Islamist extremism over the past decade to further destabilise Syria, using NGO fronts.
Wherever you go,
Whatever you do,
A Muslim waits there
To try to kill you.