A seven-hour television drive broadcast over hundreds of channels and radio shows raised $6 billion for earthquake relief efforts in Turkey. The country’s central bank led the efforts, contributing $1.6 billion. More than half of the pledges and donations came from Turkish banks, including Ziraat Bankasi which pledged $1.54 billion, Vakifbank at $636 million and Halkbank with $371 million, as well as telecoms company Turkcel, Turk Telekom, Turkish Airlines and Borsa Istanbul.
