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WFP Türkiye Country Brief, June 2023

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In Numbers

58,118 people received cash assistance in June 2023.

1.6 million people received food assistance as part of the emergency response.

USD 719,163 distributed through value vouchers (camps) and USD 299,653 through cash assistance (livelihoods support)

USD 26.8 m six-month net funding requirements (July – December 2023)

Türkiye Earthquake Response

Early Recovery

• Despite the conclusion of the initial emergency response after three months, an extension was considered by the Government and international organizations until mid-August as a transition period to address residual humanitarian needs and engage in early recovery efforts. In response, WFP and the Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants (ASAM) placed 437 earthquake-affected people in six provinces (Adıyaman, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Malatya and Sanliurfa) in minimum wage jobs, bringing the total number of people supported since the beginning of this initiative to around 600 people.

• WFP’s early recovery interventions fall under the existing livelihoods activities grouped under the Socioeconomic Empowerment and Sustainability (SES) programme. They aim to help the affected populations restore their livelihoods disrupted due to the quakes of 6 February.

• WFP is also discussing with the Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) to launch another round of multipurpose cash to the most vulnerable Turkish and Syrian families to ensure no residual humanitarian needs remain unaddressed during the transition period.

Regular Programme Updates

• The e-voucher programme, implemented in partnerships with TRC, resumed in June, reaching 52,765 refugees in seven camps with monthly assistance of Turkish Lira (TRY) 300 (USD 13) per person. The transfer value increased from TRY 230 (USD 10) to TRY 300 (USD 13) in conformity with the Emergency Social Safety Net (ESSN) assistance.
Beneficiaries also include the earthquake-affected populations recently added to the e-voucher programme after having received monthly assistance of TRY 2,500 (USD 106) per household throughout the emergency response.