Soccer fans in Istanbul flooded the pitch with stuffed animals for children who survived the two devastating earthquakes
Videos of the “This Toy is For You” event—which took place during a match between teams Beşiktaş and Antalyaspor at the former’s Vodafone Park—showed fans showering the field with teddy bears, plush dogs, and at least one monkey attached to a letter that seemed to be hand-written by a child.
Over 44,000 people have been confirmed dead following two earthquakes on Feb. 6, which reached 7.7 and 7.6 on the Richter scale in the southeastern city of Kahramanmaraş, according to the Turkish interior ministry’s disaster and emergency management authority.
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