Siena athletes from Turkey try to help earthquake victims
Sevval Istanbulluoglu is leading relief efforts on the Siena campus with help from a small Turkish community that includes freshman men's basketball player Zek Tekin and sophomore volleyball player Ece Emrullah, who are also from Istanbul.
"We're trying to send donations, trying to help the people because they lost their homes, their houses," Tekin said. "They don't have places to live."
They've taken up a collection at the front desk of Marcelle Athletic Complex to gather items such as hand warmers, tents, winter clothing, feminine hygiene products and baby formula. She passed out flyers with a QR code for people to contribute money.