World Bulletin / News Desk

In honor of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Religious Foundation of Turkey (TDV) distributed to some Spanish Muslims in Latin American countries copies of the Holy Quran.

The foundation will give 55,000 Qurans to Muslims in Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Belize, Haiti, Panama, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru in the scope of ''Hediyem Kur'an Olsun'' -- ''Let my present be Quran for you''.

So far this month, the Turkish agency has distributed Ramadan aid to South Africa, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Ethiopia, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Syria.

This March the group donated 3,000 Qurans including the original Arabic text to Spanish Muslims living in Granada and Seville, Spain.