Help Earthquake Victims in Turkiye

On February 6th, Turkiye (Turkey) was hit by two major earthquakes measuring 7.8 and 7.5 in magnitude. These earthquakes were followed by thousands of aftershocks. They affected ten cities in the southeastern part of Turkey and even spilled over into neighboring Syria. More than 13 million people were directly affected, and the death toll exceeded 50,000, making it the most devastating disaster in modern Turkish history.

These are some credible organizations to help victims in Turkiye:

• Ahbap is a foundation working on rescue as well as helping the rescued people. This is their page:

https://ahbap.org/disasters-turkey?fbclid=PAAaZHC3iyPjwjY21t-eAp0-4c6NI0w3ejOj6te6lG04uI5D3bvLnULU2ZjkM

• AFAD is Turkey’s official disaster and emergency management directorate. Here is their page:

https://en.afad.gov.tr/campaigns

• AKUT is an independent search and rescue association that sends people and resources to the affected areas. Their donation page is here:

https://www.akut.org.tr/en/donation

• Turkish Embassy in DC is also accepting donations. Here is the information on that:

https://twitter.com/TurkishEmbassy/status/1622614360190320640

• Turkish Philanthropy Funds: https://donate.tpfund.org/campaign/tpf-turkiye-earthquake/c465112

• UNICEF USA is accepting donations here: https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/devastating-earthquake-hits-syria-and-turkey/40794

• IFRC is the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. They now launched an International Emergency Appeals for the earthquake in Turkey. This is their donation page:

https://www.ifrc.org/donate