Expressing compassion - Bangkok Bank Director and Senior Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary Dr. Kobsak Pootrakool (3rd from left), Executive Vice President Pochanee Kongkalai (2nd from left), along with executives and staff presented 1 million baht to support the relief efforts for those affected by the earthquake in Turkey. The donation was received by the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to the Kingdom of Thailand H.E. Mrs. Serap Ersoy (3rd from right). The event took place at the Embassy of Turkey, Empire Tower on South Sathorn Road.
H.E. Mrs. Serap Ersoy expressed her thanks for the support of Bangkok Bank as well as the private sector and the Thai government with donations of money, goods and food, all of which are greatly needed. Hundreds of thousands of survivors have been left homeless and are living in temporary shelters while rehabilitation efforts are underway.
The Kingdom of Thailand and the Republic of Turkey have a long history, unique arts and cultures and are both centrally located in their own regions. They have built cordial relations through trading since the era of King Narai the Great of Ayutthaya Kingdom and established diplomatic relations on May 12, 1958. When the south of Thailand was hit by the tsunami in 2004, Turkey's prime minister at that time Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid an official visit to Thailand. He also visited tsunami-hit areas in Phang-Nga and Phuket on February 8, 2005.