Famous people donated blood to the Red Crescent and called on Türkiye

Celebrities drew attention to the dwindling blood stocks during the summer months and invited every healthy individual to become a regular blood donor, emphasizing that blood is not an urgent need but a constant one.

Celebrities have shown support for the Turkish Red Crescent, which works to meet Türkiye's blood needs through voluntary and regular blood donors. As with previous years, rising temperatures across the country have impacted blood donations, and celebrities have taken responsibility for donating blood to the Red Crescent to meet the needs of the sick and injured, while also calling on the entire community to take action.

News anchors Nazlı Çelik and Cem Öğretir, among the celebrities who appeared on camera to support the "We Are Closely Committed to Each Other" campaign, emphasized that even a short time spent donating blood can be vital for another person. Famous artists Hande Subaşı, Deniz Uğur, Berk Ali Çatal, Gökberk Demirci, Tolga Güleç, Burcu Kıratlı, Demet Şener, and Taner Rumeli also donated blood and urged others to support the cause.

Supporting the campaign, Nazlı Çelik said, "No one knows how valuable blood is until it happens to them, until they end up in the hospital. As we help others, as we share, as we help each other, we multiply."

Cem Öğretir said, "I'm here to invite you. Connect wholeheartedly with someone else through a small process."

Hande Subaşı, who donated blood to the campaign, said, "The Red Crescent is perhaps one of our oldest institutions."

Deniz Uğur emphasized the importance of blood donation, saying, "It takes a short time, and you can give blood safely. We can be a source of hope for many people. We are deeply connected to each other. Let's never forget that, shall we?"

Berk Ali Çatal made the call, saying, “Do not forget that we are all deeply connected to each other.”

Gökberk Demirci emphasized the vital importance of blood donation, saying, “Blood donation truly saves lives.”

Tolga Güleç said, “University student Şebnem also needs blood, and leukemia patient Mehmet also needs blood.”

Burcu Kıratlı called for support for blood donations, saying, "You can be the hero of not one, not two, but three people's lives, and maybe even more."

Demet Şener, touching on the spiritual peace that blood donation gives people, said, "Doing something so beautiful also gives people great spiritual peace."

Taner Rumeli said, “Let’s come to the Red Crescent Blood Donation Centers and show that we are truly connected to each other.”

Blood donations increased by 8.5 percent in the first half of 2025

The Turkish Red Crescent continues its blood donation efforts throughout Turkey 365 days a year with 18 Regional Blood Centers, 69 Blood Donation Centers and hundreds of mobile teams to meet the blood needs of patients and injured people in hospitals.

With the support of volunteer blood donors, the Turkish Red Crescent received 1,489,719 units of blood donations in the first six months of 2025, increasing its blood donations by 8.5 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Having received 1,373,166 units of blood donations in the same period of 2024, the Turkish Red Crescent made a significant contribution to meeting the nationwide blood need with increased volunteer donor support in 2025. Thus, 116,553 units more blood were donated compared to the same period of the previous year.

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Reporter: News Center