Türkiye: Floods - Mar 2023 Updates

CONTEXT Türkiye hosted the largest refugee population globally—approximately 3.7 million refugees, including 3.1 million Syrian refugees—as of May, according to the UN. Although the Government of...

Reporting Period: 1 January to 31 December 2023 Situation in Numbers (ECAR HAC 2023) 7.5 million children exposed to riverine floods in the region 3.7 million people are prone to high earthquake risk ...

1. Developments Nine months have passed since the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes centerd in Kahramanmaras, which affected 11 provinces. In its latest statement, the Ministry of Interior stated...

1. Developments Eight months have passed since the 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaras, which affected 11 provinces. In its latest statement, the Ministry of Interior stated...

International Blue Crescent Relief and Development Foundation (IBC) would like to extend sincere condolences to all those affected by the earthquakes. IBC employees in the region are safe and...

Six Months After the Great Disaster... To Be Hope for Children Who Witnessed Their Homes Destroyed Before Their Eyes We continue to work with our full capacity International Blue Crescent Relief and...

1. Developments It has been 5 months since the earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6, centered in Kahramanmaraş, which affected 11 provinces. According to the latest statement from the Ministry...

Heavy rainfall has been affecting the Black Sea region, northern Türkiye, since 9 July, causing floods and landslides that have resulted in casualties and damage. According to the Disaster and...

Making investigations in Ordu due to the excessive rainfalls that occurred in Ordu last night, The President of AFAD Yunus Sezer stated that the damage assessment teams of AFAD are currently working...

CONTEXT A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck central southern Türkiye on February 6, followed by at least 78 tremors, including a magnitude 7.5 earthquake, according to the United States Geological...

1. Developments Four months have passed since the earthquakes with magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6, centered in Kahramanmaras. To alleviate the suffering of the affected 11 provinces, all government...

Heavy rainfall has been affecting northern Türkiye, in particular throughout the Black Sea region since 4 June, causing floods, landslides and rivers overflow that have resulted in casualties and...

As of 31 May, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will hand over intervention activities in Türkiye, as the emergency response ends, following the devastating earthquakes that killed 51,000 people in the...

OVERVIEW On the 6th of February 2023, the southern region of Türkiye was hit by two massive earthquakes measuring 7.7 and 7.6 magnitudes. The quakes unleashed a wave of devastation and exposed the...

1. Developments Three months have passed since the devastating earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş. The Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Turkey announced in its latest statement that the death toll...

On 6 February 2023, 7.7 and 7.6 magnitude earthquakes occurred at 04:17 hrs and 13:24 hrs respectively, centred on Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. They were felt as far away as Egypt, Lebanon, Cyprus and...

Washington, DC (16 May 2023) – Project HOPE – the global health and humanitarian aid organization – has registered as a recognized international non-governmental organization in Türkiye, paving the...

The Emergency Telecommunications Sector (ETS) response in Türkiye is co-led by WFP and the Government of Türkiye Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure to support the response in the areas affected...

On February 6, two earthquakes of 7.7 and 7.5 magnitudes occurred in Türkiye’s Kahramanmaraş Province, followed by subsequent 6.4 and 5.8 magnitude quakes on February 20. 11 provinces in Türkiye’s...

CRISIS IMPACT OVERVIEW • Two earthquakes hit southern Türkiye on 6 February 2023, affecting Adiyaman province. As at 6 March, a total of 307,000 people were reported to be displaced in the province...