Turkey-Earthquake: Emergency Situation Report (17.10.2023) – Türkiye
Situation overview:
On 6 February 2023, two earthquakes with magnitude of 7.8 and 7.5 heavily affected the Southeastern provinces of Adıyaman, Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Osmaniye, Gaziantep, Malatya, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Elazığ and Adana in Southern and Southeastern Turkiye, where almost 14 million people reside including around 2 million Syrian refugees1 . According to the latest statement from the Ministry of Interior, the number of people who lost their lives is 50,783. Of this figure, 7,302 were refugees. Up to 107,000 were injured. A total of 9.1 million people are affected by the earthquake disaster, with 3 million people being displaced.
STL published its latest emergency situation report on 13 October 2023. Nine months into the earthquake, STL continues its emergency response, focusing its efforts in Hatay, Adıyaman, Kahramanmaraş and Malatya, which are the provinces most severely affected by the earthquake. In addition to the 4 most heavily disasteraffected provinces, STL carries out emergency response activities in the 8 provinces of Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa, Batman, Mardin, Adana, Mersin, Izmir and Istanbul, mostly with internally displaced populations and refugees.
STL carries out its activities in the sectors of shelter and non-food items (NFI), food security and livelihoods (FSL), water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH), temporary settlement support (TSS), emergency education, mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), and emergency protection. As of 17 November, STL has reached a total of 769,029 affected people with humanitarian assistance since 6 February.
STL provides micro-grants for survivor and community-led response initiatives in Hatay, Kahramanmaraş, Adıyaman and Malatya to help affected communities address their response and recovery needs. STL continues to host the Local Humanitarian Forum (LHF), facilitating the coordination of local and national NGOs active in the earthquake response.
