Turkish star Tuba Buyukustun visits Syrian refugees
Famous actress paints with Syrian and Turkish children at UNICEF workshop
By Muhammet Ikbal Arslan, Tevfik Durul
ANKARA
Turkish celebrity Tuba Buyukustun, who is also a goodwill ambassador for the UN Children's Fund, participated in a workshop for Syrian and Turkish children.
The actress, who won worldwide acclaim with her television series Asi, painted with the children and visited a picture gallery.
In a post on her
The workshop titled "A day in
Christian Berger, the head of EU delegation to Turkey; Philippe Duamelle, UNICEF representative in Turkey; and Ibrahim Vurgun Kavlak, general coordinator of ASAM; also attended the workshop.
Speaking at the event, Berger said education is the most important right of children.
Duamelle said such activities provided children an opportunity to explore their abilities.
They appreciated Turkey's support in this regard.
Buyukustun became the UNICEF's goodwill ambassador in May 2014 to support Syrian child refugees who had fled to Turkey.