Cristiano Ronaldo will lend his superstar status to a Turkish television series to highlight the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis in the country.
The Real Madrid and Portugal ace is set to appear in the programme alongside actress Angelina Jolie, according to director Eyup Dirlik, and Ronaldo's global reach will no doubt help to promote the plight of those fleeing the continuing civil war within Syria.
Dirlik told Turkish Football (via Goal): We will begin filming in the first week of April, the series is about the plight of a refugee family and what they go through.
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"There will be appearances from actors and actresses from all over the world including Cristiano Ronaldo, Angelina Jolie and Nancy Ajram.�
Ronaldo is no stranger to Turkey. The 31-year-old striker frequently takes trips out to the Eastern European country - mostly for business purposes - and previously joined Turkey's Football Federation president, Yildirim Demiroren, as a guest at the opening of a shopping mall in Istanbul back in 2011.
In January 2017, Ronaldo sent a message of hope to children currently embroiled in Syria's five-year long war and stated that they were the "true heroes" that the world needed.
He said: This is for the children of Syria. We know that you have been suffering a lot. I am a very famous player “ but you are the true heroes. Don't lose your hope. The world is with you. We care about you. I am with you.�
The ex-Manchester United star also has previous for working in a charitable capacity to help those in need. Ronaldo has supported globally recognised charities such as Save the Children and UNICEF in the past, and has even reached into his own pocket on occasions to help fund various projects.
The current holder of the prestigious Ballon d'Or trophy once paid almost £70k to help a 10-month old child undergo a life-saving operation, donated his 2016 Champions League bonus to numerous charities in need of monetary funding, handed over £100k to a cancer research centre that helped his mother recuperate from the worldwide disease and offered help to those affected by wildfires back in his hometown of Madeira.
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