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Türkiye
Why are we in Türkiye? Concern began working in Türkiye in 2013 in response to the Syrian crisis. Since then, we have been implementing programmes around basic needs, food security, livelihoods, education, protection, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) to address the needs of Syrians in Sanliurfa, Gaziantep, Kilis, and Hatay provinces.
Over 3.3 million refugees are currently living in Türkiye
For over 10 years, Concern has been working with the Turkish government at both the local and national level to deliver assistance for the refugee population through education, livelihoods, and protection programmess. This work became even more critical in February 2023, after two devastating earthquakes centred near the city of Gaziantep. The disaster killed over 55,000 people and left millions homeless. Concern’s team in Türkiye, who themselves lost loved ones in the disaster, quickly mobilised and helped over 375,000 people with shelter, food, cash, clean water, sanitation, and psychological and legal support services.
More than one year on from these earthquakes, the recovery still continues for millions of people. Concern is continuing to support these recovery efforts to ensure that this once-in-a-lifetime shock doesn’t undo the lives and livelihoods of the most vulnerable people.
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Earthquake response
Concern has reached over 600,000 people in Türkiye affected by the February 2023 earthquake. Major sectors included shelter, food security, non-food essentials (NFIs), psychosocial support, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).
Food security & NFIs
Livelihoods
Concern staff Mustafa Al Aryan and Hatice Firat visit Darine* and her family. Photo: Gavin Douglas/Concern Worldwide
Concern staff load trucks with NFI in Hatay. Photo: Hatice Firat/Concern Worldwide
A distribution of food and other essential items to Sarıgül village in Adıyaman district, Türkiye. Photo: Kieran McConville/Concern Worldwide
Meryem Kaya sits at the remains of her home in Malatya. Meryem was trapped under the rubble of her home for days following the devastating earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria earlier this year. Photo: Eugene Ikua/Concern Worldwide
Handan* and her family are one of the families who survived the earthquake in February 2023 and received support from BHA in earthquake effected city Malatya in the south of Türkiye. (Photo: Hatice Firat/Concern Worldwide)
Concern continues to provide assistance, distributing latrines and NFI, to vulnerable people affected by the devastating earthquake in Malatya region. Photo: Concern Worldwide
Leyma Abad Aslan of Concern with Ileaf, a Syrian woman whose family was left homeless by the February 6th earthquake. Photo: Kieran McConville
Darine* and her daughter show us the water tank, distributed and installed by Concern through the ECHO programme. (Photo: Gavin Douglas/Concern Worldwide)
How we're helping Türkiye
We are delivering long-term education, livelihood, and protection solutions to support Syrian refugees in Türkiye and the communities who are hosting them.
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