KT&G Donates $450,000 for Turkey Earthquake Relief

Feb.21.2023

KT&G Donates $450,000 for Turkey Earthquake Relief

KT&G donates $450,000 to aid Turkish earthquake relief efforts through its Sangsang Fund.

KT&G, a Korean tobacco company, has donated a total of 4.5 million Turkish lira (approximately 1.63 million yuan) to the victims and rescue workers of the earthquake in Turkey.

The donation was raised under the name of "KT&G Sangsang Fund," which is a company-owned fund.

In recent years, KT&G has provided various forms of relief assistance to Turkey. This includes donating COVID-19 medical diagnosis kits to hospitals in Istanbul when there was a shortage of medical equipment in 2020, as well as providing a relief fund worth 700,000 Turkish liras during the earthquake in Izmir in the same year.

Currently, KT&G company is promoting its products from its Turkish factory in Europe and the Middle East region.

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KT&G, a South Korean tobacco company, has made donations to aid victims of the recent earthquake in Turkey.

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