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Earthquake in Turkey: Koniaspor of Bouchalakis turned its stadium into a shelter for earthquake victims

With the number of dead, injured and those who lost their homes from the earthquake of 7.8 Richter in Turkeyincreasing dramatically by the hour, some sports clubs in the country made their facilities available to the authorities in an attempt to help the earthquake victims.

THE Koniasporthe team in which the Greek international midfielder now plays Andreas Bouchalakis, on loan from Olympiakos, announced that it had turned its stadium into a shelter in order to welcome people who lost their homes. Her example is expected to be followed by other football clubs according to the Turkish media.

More specifically, the president of the club, Fatih Ezgekcen, presented via Twitter photos of the conversion of the stadium’s suites into bedrooms where those affected from the areas near Iconium will be accommodated. The administration removed furniture and other amenities for officials in its stadium and installed beds in the suites to stand by those who need it most at these times..

Source: News Beast

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