The Global Rohingya Centre opened an office on Sunday in Istanbul to provide support to Rohingya Muslims the Daily Sabah reported on 17 August.
Abdullah Maruf, the head of the centre, told Anadolu Agency that a branch was opened in Istanbul because they believed Turkey would stand by Rohingya Muslims.
Myanmar does not recognize its Rohingya Muslims as Rohingya, and many have for years been fleeing Myanmar by sea to escape alleged persecution from both the authorities and extremist Buddhists. In the process, many have fallen prey to human traffickers.
Thousands of Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants have been stranded at sea since Thailand launched an anti-trafficking crackdown May 1 after discovering the bodies of dozens of migrants near its border with Malaysia.