Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekçi said that 5,000 tons of food was delivered to Qatar in his speech at the Grand National Assembly of Turkey on Saturday.
"Up to now, 71 airplanes have delivered 5,000 tons of food to Qatar. This week we will start sending more aid with ships,” said Zeybekçi.
Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Yemen, cut ties with Qatar, accusing Doha of supporting terrorism.
Qatar has denied the accusations, calling the moves to diplomatically isolate it “unjustified”.
Ankara has said that it stands with the tiny Gulf state against sanctions and has urged Riyadh to take the lead in finding a solution to the crisis.
Turkey is working to resolve the Qatar crisis through diplomacy. Turkish government officials have been pushing for a peaceful solution to the Qatar row.
