Social Responsibility after the Earthquake Disaster: ONAY Foundation
One of the most devastating natural disasters in Turkey's history, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in Kahramanmaraş at 04:17 on 6 February 2023, caused a major devastation across the country. This earthquake affected 11 provinces, with Hatay suffering the greatest destruction.
ONAY Taşımacılık, a company whose head office is located in Antakya, Hatay, has undertaken the task of extending a helping hand to our citizens who suffered from the earthquake. Our company, as one of those who best understand the magnitude and destructiveness of this tragic event, took action to fulfil its social responsibility.
Immediately after the earthquake disaster, ONAY Transport allocated all of its own vehicles to the service of earthquake victims for 45 days in order to provide some relief and aid to the people. However, our assistance was not limited to this. During the period when the warehouses in the earthquake regions were destroyed and logistics storage could not be done, four vehicles of the company served the public by acting as cooler warehouses.
ONAY Tasimacilik did not limit its aids only to Hatay. The company organised regular aid flights to Adıyaman and Kahramanmaraş provinces as well. The company tried to reach those in need by providing support with minivans and panel vans where trucks could not reach.
Under the leadership of Adnan Bakımcı, the founder of ONAY Taşımacılık, all of its employees played an active role in this impressive relief effort. Operating in the disaster area, the company tried to be a balm to the wounds and endeavoured to heal the wounds of the people.
After this challenging process, ONAY Transport decided to reshape its future vision with the perspective of being a social company and decided to establish the "ONAY Foundation". The foundation would stand by the society during natural disasters such as earthquakes, and operate as a socially responsible organisation sensitive to people and the environment.
The main purpose of the ONAY Foundation was to provide emergency aid to regions and victims affected by natural disasters, to provide support in the fields of education and health, and to carry out projects to protect the environment and natural resources. The Foundation would not only be limited to financial assistance, but would also aim to provide social benefit by working hand in hand with volunteers and cooperating organisations.
ONAY Tasimacilik, with the lessons learnt from the earthquake disaster and its responsibility to the society, decided to take stronger steps towards the future through the ONAY Foundation. It would endeavour to deliver aid to those in need in many corners of Turkey, to raise awareness of the society and to increase solidarity.
As a result, ONAY Tasimacilik, one of the strong companies of Turkey, which was shaken by the earthquake disaster, acted with the awareness of its social responsibility and did not withhold its aid and support. By establishing the ONAY Foundation, it aimed to provide more effective aid and services to the society in the future. These important lessons learnt from the earthquake disaster were seen as an opportunity to increase solidarity and social awareness across the country, and ONAY Tasimacilik took decisive steps to move forward with this vision.
Talep Gönder