Hot Air Baloons fly for DMD Awareness Day in Cappadocia, Turkey

Name: Hot Air Baloons fly for DMD Awareness Day in Cappadocia, Turkey
Uploaded: 2022-09-07
Channel: Hasan Esat Yüzbaşıoğulları
Description: Due to World Duchenne Awareness Day, which has been observed every year on September 7 since 2014, hot air balloons in the Cappadocia, Turkey took off with banners that read "A world where Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients will be happy is p

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Due to World Duchenne Awareness Day, which has been observed every year on September 7 since 2014, hot air balloons in the Cappadocia, Turkey took off with banners that read “A world where Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients will be happy is possible with increased awareness”. Balloon pilot Memiş Kaan Altunsoy, who took off with a banner hung on a hot air balloon, said, “Today is the day of DMD Awareness Day. We are flying with our banners to raise awareness.”

DMD is an inherited and progressive disease that causes muscle weakness and destruction due to dystrophin protein deficiency.

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In the Adilcevaz district of Bitlis province in eastern Türkiye, red poppies have started to bloom with the arrival of warmer weather and recent heavy rainfall.

The natural red flowers, which grow wild across the region, have turned large fields into a colorful landscape. Locals and visitors often stop to take photos of the scene, which has become a favorite among nature and photography lovers.

Orhan Emen, a local resident, said, “The poppies that bloom every year have returned. Due to the heavy rains, many fields have turned completely red. It’s a beautiful sight.”

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