According to official records, more than 20,000 people in both countries have been killed so far. Thousands of apartment buildings have collapsed, with severely damaged infrastructure in dozens of towns. The death toll is expected to increase to an unprecedented level.
We would like to invite the Cornell, Ithaca College, and Ithaca community to contribute in solidarity with millions of people who are deprived of basic needs.
How can you help?
- Immediate help is needed on-site. Search & Rescue teams are scarce compared to the scale of the catastrophe.
- Donation via reliable official channels.
One can directly donate via bank transfer or credit card to the following official organizations:
Local official organizations in Türkiye:
AHBAP: One of the most active volunteer networks with 200 philanthropists and 30.000 volunteers on board: https://ahbap.org/
Donation link: https://ahbap.org/disasters-turkey (donate with credit card)
AKUT: Volunteer search, assist and rescue organization.
They are fully transparent about how they spend donations: akut.org.tr Donation Link: akut.org.tr/en/donation (donate in TRY, USD and EUR)
Official leading U.S. community foundation:
TPF: Turkish Philanthropy Funds, Türkiye Earthquake Relief Fund campaign.
Donation link: https://donate.tpfund.org/campaign/tpf-turkiye-earthquake/c465112/
Public Good and CNN
You can donate at https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/06/world/iyw-how-to-help-turkey-syria-earthquake-victims/index.html to help victims in Turkiye and Syria. Donations will be distributed to organizations like UNICEF USA and Save the Children.
Project Hope
Project HOPE teams are at work saving lives in Turkey and Syria after devastating earthquakes and in communities in crisis around the world like Ukraine. We're delivering urgently-needed medicines, supplies, training for health workers, and other relief. Please make a gift to help provide lifesaving aid and HOPE to earthquake survivors, newborns, children, families, and health workers worldwide.