Turkish Newlyweds Spend Wedding Day Helping Syrian Refugees
These newlyweds' generosity has gone viral.
Evan Pang — The Huffington Post
Would you spend your wedding day helping those in need? Fethullah Üzümcüoğlu and Esra Polat would and that's just what they did.
The two Turkish newlyweds spent their wedding day, and wedding money, feeding over 4,000 Syrian refugees. The couple got married in the Turkish province of Kilis. The region is located near the Syrian border, according to the Daily Telegraph.
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The idea came from the groom’s father, Ali Üzümcüoğlu, according to a report from the Toronto Star who told his son that hosting a banquet for themselves was "unnecessary" when the people "next door" were in need of help.
Check out the video above to see the impact the married couple had.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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Syrian kids having fun at the subterranean playground, which constructed by activists for kids in order not to be affected bombardment of Syrian Regime, in East Gouta of Damascus, Syria on July 26, 2015.
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