A real catastrophe that our brothers in Turkey and Syria are experiencing as a result of the earthquake that struck the region at dawn on Monday, February 6, 2023 A.D., with a magnitude of 7.9 on the Richter scale, causing damage to hundreds of homes, as well as hospitals, schools, and mosques, and leaving hundreds of victims, amidst difficult humanitarian conditions and a wave of frost and severe cold that is striking these areas.

Damages in Turkey:

The fall of 152.000 residential buildings killed around 43.556 people and injured 115.128 others. On southern provinces were impacted (Gaziantep, Hatay, Adana, Mersin, Diyarbakir, Şanlurfa, Osmaniye, and Antalya).

Damages in Syria:

The fall of 7.000 residential buildings killed around 6.525 people and injured 13.333 others. Aleppo, Idlib, Hama, Latakia, Tartus, Damascus, Latakia, and several other provinces were affected by the earthquake.

Gazze Destek Derneği launched an emergency distress call for earthquake victims

The world today is witnessing one of the most tragic tragedies in human history and one of the most horrific destructions in human history. A devastating earthquake struck Türkiye and Syria, affecting the lives of its citizens. From the first moments, the Gazze Destek Organization launched an urgent distress call to provide relief to the affected people in the two countries, through its team to assess the damages and assess the needs, to rescue and provide relief to the affected people.