Would have been closed on Wednesday
The Turkish Football Association TFF has announced that it has submitted a request to FIFA because of the earthquake disaster in Turkey and Syria in order to postpone the end of the winter changeover phase planned for Wednesday. In a Explanation It is said that the World Football Association has already verbally agreed to a ten-day delay, but that written approval is still expected.
Update 21.07: The extension to February 18 is now official, as the association TFF announced. FIFA approved the application.
The Turkish transfer window opened on January 12 and was originally scheduled to end just before midnight (local time) on Wednesday. Because of the national mourning and the decision on the state of emergency in ten Turkish provinces, the TFF decided to act. It is also said that “any disadvantages” should be avoided.
According to the latest information, more than 11,000 people died after the devastating earthquakes and more than 49,000 were injured. Thousands of buildings collapsed in the tremors in south-east Turkey alone. Efforts are being made across the area to improve the devastating conditions on the ground for survivors. These are coordinated by the civil protection authority AFAD in cooperation with public institutions and organizations as well as NGOs.
Helpful people can not only help the injured victims and survivors of the disaster on site, but also with donations. These can over virtualPOSbank accounts and SMS afad.gov.tr be made. There is also a further overview of aid projects and donation options here.
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