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On February 6, 2023, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake devastated South-East Turkey (now referred to as Türkiye) and North-West Syria (NWS), followed by several strong aftershocks. The earthquakes, the largest in centuries in the region, struck in the heart of winter,killing more than 50,000 people and causing mass destruction of buildings and infrastructure across both countries. More than a million survivors were left homeless, forced to live outside in bitterly cold weather. The earthquakes exacerbated an already complex situation in the region, which has been destabilised by years of conflict and displacement.
During Phase 1 (February to July 2023) of the DEC funded Türkiye/Syria Earthquake (TSE) Appeal, fourteen DEC member agencies worked closely with multiple local partner organisations across the region to deliver humanitarian assistance in both Türkiye and Syria. Operations in Syria encompassed areas in NWS and the Government of Syria (GoS) regions. As part of its commitment to accountability and learning, the DEC commissioned NSDation Consultancy Services to conduct a real-time response review of the TSE Phase 1 response.
The Response Review (RR) was a two-part process encompassing a real-time review (RTR) with DEC Secretariat, DEC member agencies, local partner, and local actor key informants (KIs) and a perception survey with a sample of the affected population. The overall objective of the response review was to evaluate the response against the Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) and Grand Bargain commitments and to provide real time lessons so that DEC member agencies can adapt their programming. The key findings of the response review can be found in this report.