Turkey Resources
Image by Rostyslav Savchyn // Last updated: 29th February 2024
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CONTEXT
Paper Lives
a film set in Istanbul that explores the often overlooked lives of paper collectors and street children.
Directed by Can Ulkay
Migration Policy Institute
article: The World’s Leading Refugee Host, Turkey Has a Complex Migration History
by Ayhan Kaya
IRC
a short article answering:
What is the EU-Turkey deal?
Heinrich Böll Stiftung
article exploring how displaced populations are faring one year after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 6th Feb 2023.
DATA
Info Portal for Refugees
multi-lingual info portal for refugees in Turkey run by Refugee Solidarity Network and Refugee Rights Turkey.
Services Advisor
searchable database of support services available across Turkey.
Volacnoes + Earthquakes
interactive map showing up to date seismic activity across Turkey.
Crop Map
a database that leverages AI to map agricultural land use, showing field boundaries and plantation areas with provinces, districts, and villages.
ACTION
Respond Crisis Translation
use your language skills to support asylum seekers, migrants and refugees.
AA Visiting School
join the workshop In Other Latitudes to explore the recurring condition of displacement and its effects on the city of Izmir.
Apply by June 1st.
Adim Adim
find races and run for charity in Turkey.
HOT
support humanitarian mapping efforts coordinated by the Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team.
DONATE*
Télécoms Sans Frontières
supporting communications after the earthquake that hit southern Turkey and northern Syria in 2023 killing 500,000 people.
Rainforest Alliance
support their Hazelnut Village initiative to end child labour on seasonal agricultural farms.
Flying Carpet
a mobile creative festival for children living in difficulty near the Turkish-Syrian border.
kadav
strives to economically empower women who are subjected to violence and discrimination
