Turkish PM Erdogan exhorts Somali support

ISTANBUL (A.A) - August 17, 2011 - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that they could not wait for those who have exploited Somalia and Africa in the past to extend a helping hand to Somalia at a time that country was going through a tragedy.
Speaking at a meeting of the Organization of the Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Executive Committee in Istanbul, Erdogan said that voices had to be raised to help drought and famine stricken Somalia.
Turkey has to act as if there was no other country. Turkeu needs to display the solidarity among its citizens to solve the problems of their Somali brothers and sisters, Erdogan stressed.
Today, Turks all the way from age 7 to 70 have extended an helping hand to Somalia, Erdogan said.