Istanbul Hosts Mass Wedding for 100 Palestinian Couples

Palestinian couples tie the knot in Istanbul.

Istanbul, MINA – Turkey’s Mehir Foundation held a mass wedding party for 100 Turkey-based Palestinian couples at Sultanbeyli Sports Hall on Saturday night, KUNA reported.

The party was held under the slogan of “Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa – theme of our joy” in collaboration with the Association of Palestinian Scholars and Sultanbeyli municipality.

It gathered large numbers of well-wishers from various Muslim nationalities, notably head of Mehir Foundation Aygul Erdem and head of the Association of Palestinian Scholars in exile Nawaf Al-Takrouri.

Four trucks loaded with household goods, including clothing, home textile, furniture and gold coins for the couples set out from central Konya province on Thursday, Erdem said.

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She added that this is the second such wedding organized by her association.
(T/RS5/RS1)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)