10/02/2023
The Southeast part of Turkey and the neighboring region in Syria have been devastated by two major earthquakes and many aftershocks, affecting approximately 13 million people. Some are still trapped under the rubble while others are struggling to survive in the harsh weather with limited access to basic necessities. In response, Turkey has declared a level 4 alert, calling for international aid and support. People in the area desperately need help right now. The death toll is at 17000+ (Turkey) and 3000+ (Syria) and rising, with tens of thousands of injured people and hundreds of thousands of people without homes in harsh winter conditions.
If you'd like to help, here is a wonderful document compiled by the lovely people at Çukurcuma Collective. You can support the relief efforts by donating to credible and effective NGOs working in the region. Information on and payment details of such organizations are below:
AHBAP is a Turkish NGO aiming to provide all kinds of aid to people in need, in kind and in cash. AHBAP has been very active in helping people affected by natural disasters in Turkey.
If you are considering making donations to AHBAP, you can access the payment details by the following link: https://lnkd.in/dSrR_Nv.
As the website is in Turkish, for your convenience, the relevant Swift details are as follows:
For USD donations:
Account Holder: AHBAP DERNEGİ
Swift Code: ISBKTRIS
IBAN: TR320006400000210212150262
For EUR donations:
Account Holder: AHBAP DERNEGİ
Swift Code: ISBKTRIS
IBAN: TR150006400000210212150277
For GBP donations:
Account Holder: AHBAP DERNEGİ
Swift Code: ISBKTRIS
IBAN: TR370006400000210212260849
AKUT is a voluntary association involved in searching, assisting and rescuing people by means of trained, disciplined, high-standard personnel and equipment.V ia the following link, you can either make donations with your credit card or you can find AKUT's payment details for swift payments:
https://lnkd.in/dMUVREFV
The White Helmets - The Syria Civil Defence, better known as the White Helmets, consists of about 3,000 volunteer first responders who "come from all walks of life," including bakers, tailors, pharmacists, firefighters and engineers.You can make donations directly from their website -https://www.whitehelmets.org/en/
Or support & donate to;
- Turkey Mozaik Foundation Kahramanmaras Earthquake Emergency Relief Fund - https://www.justgiving.com/campaign/kahramanmarasearthquake
- CDP Turkey & Syria Earthquake Recovery Fund to help earthquake-affected communities
https://disasterphilanthropy.org/
- Turkish Philanthropy Funds - Earthquake Relief Fund - https://donate.tpfund.org/campaign/tpf-turkiye-earthquake/c465112
- Care Organisation Fund - https://my.care.org/site/Donation2?df_id=36072&mfc_pref=T&36072.donation=form1&s_src=1723241TSE000&s_subsrc=FY23FEBTSEQEMROS
- Doctors Without Borders - https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msf-responds-overwhelming-medical-needs-following-earthquakes-turkey-and-syria
*ALSO SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE DISASTER AND HOW TO SUPPORT THE EARTHQUAKE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES ON YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND RAISE AWARENESS PLEASE.*
This article was updated on February 9, 2023.
