A Turkish couple spent their wedding day feeding 4,000 Syrian refugees
There is goodness in people after all
Fethullah Üzümcüoğlu and Esra Polat tied the knot in Kilis province on the Syrian border, which is currently home to thousands of refugees fleeing conflict in the neighbouring country.
It's traditional for Turkish weddings to last between Tuesday to Thursday, culminating in a banquet on the last night, but this couple decided they wanted a celebration with a difference.
It was the groom's father, Ali Üzümcüoğlu, who originally had the idea to share a bit of wedding joy with those less fortunate.
I thought that sharing a big delicious dinner with our family and friends was unnecessary, knowing that there are so many people in need living next door. So I came up with this idea and shared it with my son. I’m very happy that he accepted it and they started their new happy journey with such a selfless action.„
The wedding guests banded together to operate the food trucks and share the banquet with refugee families:
The bride and groom helped distribute the meal themselves and took their wedding pictures with people at the camp, according to local media.
Groom Fethullah Üzümcüoğlu said that he'd never taken part in something like this before but it was the "best and happiest moment of my life":
Seeing the happiness in the eyes of the Syrian refugee children is just priceless. We started our journey to happiness with making others happy and that’s a great feeling.„
Its a family of great people with a heart bigger than those of kings. They gathered the blessings and prayers of so many. Surely, God will reward them in His own way.
May they have a long and blessed life together.