Middle East, North Africa and Europe

Türkiye

CARE started work in: 1959

Türkiye ranks 54 out of 189 on the Human Development Index (HDI). CARE International coordinates with Turkish authorities and other organizations to provide refugees with protection, basic needs, and economic empowerment.

History of CARE International’s work in Türkiye

CARE International first began work in Türkiye in 1959, and later re-established operations in 2014 to assist with the influx of Syrian refugees. Today, Turkey hosts the highest number of refugees globally, with millions of Syrians fleeing to Turkey since the beginning of the Syrian crisis in 2011.

CARE Türkiye began assessing needs and coordinating with Turkish authorities and other organizations to support refugees with food, safe drinking water, and hygiene items.

What CARE International does in Türkiye

CARE Türkiye is responding to the refugee crisis with cash assistance, hygiene promotion, dignity kits for women and the elderly, and by establishing community groups that address protection issues, including psychosocial needs, early marriage, and gender-based violence.

However, significant gaps between needs and response persist. Our programming in Türkiye focuses on protection, basic needs, and economic empowerment for refugees, especially women and girls.

Reach

Impact on the SDGs

Total participants reached in 2022

Direct 65,249

Women & girls 78%

Indirect 753,080

Projects and initiatives: 4

Participants reached by program area

program direct

Crisis response 60,374

Climate justice -

Right to health -

Right to food, water, and nutrition -

Women's economic justice 4,875

Gender equality 16,122

Cumulative impact since 2015

All programs 700,963

Participants impacted by program area

program total

Crisis response 697,381

Climate justice -

Right to health 409

Right to food, water, and nutrition 4,692

Women's economic justice -

Gender equality 2,305

Please note that the figures in this site may not be the same as those reported to donors or host governments based on different reporting periods. CARE's international aggregated reporting mechanisms always use the Fiscal Year from July to June.

Three months after the earthquakes in Türkiye and northwest Syria, crises persist

Millions of people remain with acute humanitarian needs on both sides of the border, depending on aid for food, water, shelter and health support.

6th April 2023

World Health Day: CARE underlines the increasing healthcare needs of people in the earthquake affected areas in Türkiye and northwest Syria 

The devastating impacts to water, sewage and basic hygiene infrastructure have spiked health risks to the populations affected by the quakes

6th March 2023

One month since Syria-Türkiye Earthquakes: A complex crisis with evolving needs

More than 50,000 people lost their lives trapped under the rubble, and at least 2.2 million people are now facing homelessness and renewed displacement due to the earthquakes that ripped through south-central Türkiye and parts of northern Syria.

Türkiye: “With unhygienic, cramped living conditions, the threat of a disease outbreak is very real.”

Working on the emergency response to the earthquakes that hit Türkiye and Syria, CARE's Hazal Guvercinci shared the persistent difficulties faced by women and girls and warned for looming health risks in the affected communities.

28th March 2023

Using tragedy to trigger change in Türkiye and Northwest Syria

Assistant Country Director at CARE Türkiye, Thomas Bamforth reflects on how the catastrophic effects of the February earthquakes can spark necessary change in humanitarian aid to regions long affected by compounding crises.

20th February 2023

A humanitarian worker in the epicenter of the earthquakes: A report from Gaziantep

Only days after escaping from the devastating impacts of the earthquakes in Turkiye and Syria, CARE's Ayham Taha helped to set up a humanitarian response to give aid to thousands of people in need. Read his account as both a survivor and humanitarian worker.

Rapid Gender Analysis Policy Brief: Türkiye & Northwest Syria Earthquake Response

Earthquakes are gender neutral but their impacts are not. CARE's Rapid Gender Analysis (RGA) Brief explores existing gender, age and disability data and information to understand pre-existing vulnerabilities and capacities and how best humanitarians can respond to meet people’s different needs.

26th February 2020

Syrian Refugee Women's Roles

English: In April 2018, CARE Syria and CARE UK contracted GK Consulting LLC (US) to conduct a research study on changing gender roles and norms amongst Syrian women refugees. This research was an extension of CARE’s 2018-2019 Syria Resilience Researc

28th March 2018

Two Years Since the EU-Turkey Deal: A Timeline of Policies and Events

Since January 2015, more than 1 million people fleeing war, persecution and poverty entered or passed through Greece in search of safety and a better life, and more than 1,200 were reported dead or missing.

Türkiye

History of CARE International’s work in Türkiye

What CARE International does in Türkiye

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