Recovery and Reconstruction after the 2023 Earthquakes in Turkiye UNDP Project Catalogue

Recovery and Reconstruction after the 2023 Earthquakes in Turkiye UNDP Project Catalogue

March 27, 2023

Türkiye was hit by a series of devastating earthquakes in February 2023. Even for an earthquake-prone region, the disaster was unprecedented in its scope and the magnitude of the destruction it caused. Fatalities to date number 50,000; 3.3 million people have been displaced; and 2.3 million people are being sheltered in tent camps and container settlements. Urban and rural structures lie in ruins across an enormous sweep of land encompassing 11 provinces - Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Adana, Adıyaman, Osmaniye, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya and Elazığ - which cover a vast area in southern and southeast Türkiye with a population of more than 15 million. This region is not only less wealthy than the rest of the country; it also hosts half of the 3.7 million displaced Syrians who have taken refuge in Türkiye over the past ten years.