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PART 1: JUSTIFICATION
SOUTHEAST TÜRKIYE’S HUMANITARIAN NEEDS
Nearly three years after the February 2023 earthquakes, the southeastern provinces remain affected and continue to exhibit deep, multisectoral humanitarian needs. As of February 2025, an estimated 1.6 million people across the most affected provinces — including Hatay and Adıyaman — remain in need1. While recovery has progressed in some urban centers and there is no recent data on people in informal or formal settlements, the provinces of Adıyaman and Hatay in particular, and their rural areas, face persistent gaps in essential services, infrastructure, and livelihoods. Limited local resources, uneven service restoration, and a shrinking external humanitarian presence have left communities with unmet needs and heightened vulnerabilities.
SARD’s 2026 Strategic Plan is grounded in the latest available secondary data for southeastern Türkiye, drawing on reports from UNFPA, UNICEF, UN agencies, Turkish medical associations, and provincial recovery analyses. Given the absence of recent comprehensive needs assessments or updated situation reports for southeastern Türkiye, SARD’s analysis relies on the most current secondary data available and localized insights from our ongoing projects and field networks. This consolidated evidence base underscores persistent gaps in shelter, livelihoods, essential services, and protection, and informs SARD’s priorities for a targeted, communitydriven recovery strategy.