Yamaha declares 10 million yen Turkey-Syria earthquake…

Yamaha has introduced it has put apart 10 million yen to donate to restoration efforts following the Turkey-Syria earthquake earlier this month.

The earthquake which affected Turkey and Syria occurred on 6 February 2023. At time of writing (20 February 2023), the demise toll has been most-recently introduced to have surpassed 46,000 between the 2 nations.

In latest days, former Premier League footballer Christian Atsu was confirmed to be among the many lifeless, whereas in motorcycling circles 2021 Superbike World Champion, Toprak Razgatlioglu, and his supervisor, former five-times Supersport World Champion, Kenan Sofuoglu, had been concerned in early response work of their native Turkey. 

By now, Razgatlioglu has been pressured to go away Turkey so as to be in Australia for the primary spherical of the 2023 Superbike World Championship, wherein he might be seeking to reclaim the title he gained in 2021, however misplaced to Ducati’s Alvaro Bautista in 2022.

The producer for which Razgatlioglu rides, Yamaha, has introduced on 17 February that it’ll donate 10 million yen (round £62,000 at time of writing, February 2023) “to assist assist victims of the latest Turkey-Syria earthquake.”

Yamaha says its donation might be made via the non-profit organisation Japan Platform and that “the funds might be used explicitly to assist reduction and reconstruction efforts in affected areas of Turkey and Syria.”