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29.02.2024 00:12 Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye Source: World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. In Numbers 44,226 people received cash assistance in January 2024 . USD 443,159 distributed through in-camp value vouchers and USD 105,763 through livelihoods cash assistance USD 3.4 m six-month net funding requirements Operational Updates Under the e-voucher programme, WFP and the Turkish Red Crescent provide assistance in seven refugee camps. In January, a total of 43,499 beneficiaries received Turkish lira 300 per person per month. WFP is currently exploring options to include Malatya camp into the e-voucher programme with the Presidency of Migration Management , the main government body responsible for refugee camps. WFP presented to PMM the findings of the comprehensive needs assessment study finalized in October 2023, which aimed to identify vulnerability profiles among the in-camp population. In October 2023, PMM announced a new camp decongestion strategy which entails the closing of some camps and resettlement of residents in cities or voluntarily movement back to Syria. Camp residents wishing to move out of the camps receive one-off cash assistance from PMM, while the most vulnerable households with special needs are being transferred to the Adana Saricam camp. To mark the one-year anniversary of the deadly earthquakes which affected 13.5 million people across 11 provinces in southeast Türkiye, WFP staff observed a minute of silence on Tuesday 6 February. WFP is currently preparing for the implementation of the Earthquake Recovery Programme which aims to support the restoration and revitalisation of the food sector through targeted investments that enhance access to markets, and the functionality of the most strategic value chains, namely fresh fruit and vegetables, dairy, livestock, and wheat. In this respect, WFP signed field level agreements with four cooperating partners across three provinces . Around 2,995 people will be directly targeted in the coming 12 months with comprehensive recovery support. Scale up in Malatya, Islahiye and Nurdagi districts of Gaziantep is planned for the second half of 2024. Under the Socioeconomic Empowerment and Sustainability Programme, 105 participants attended vocational training by getting enrolled in chef assistant, welding, shoemaking and computer numerical control operator courses in Bursa and Sanliurfa in January, while 456 participants took part in the applied training programme in December 2023. ATP places VT graduates into jobs in exchange for minimum wage, allowing them to put the skills they acquired in vocational training into practice as they become acquainted with the sector and get work experience. WFP’s partners for the SES Programme include the Turkish Employment Agency , Support to Life , International Migration and Solidarity Association and chambers of commerce and industry in the targeted provinces. Since 2021, the programme has trained 5,855 people, and so far 62 percent of VT graduates found employment. Amendments to the existing field level agreements with existing partners were signed to increase targeted participants - with Gaziantep Chamber of Industry targeting 170 participants, with STL for Adana and Mersin targeting 200 participants, and with UGDD for Adiyaman, Kahramanmaras and Malatya targeting 380 participants. All amendments are valid from 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024.

28.02.2024 07:21 Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye Source: Qatar Charity Qatar Charity continues to provide necessary assistance to sponsored families, including refugees and locals affected by the earthquake in Turkiye. This project aims to cover the house rent for approximately 250 families who lost their homes, ensuring them a dignified living in fully furnished houses. Qatar Charity paid the rent directly to the landlords for a full year. The houses were handed over to the families most in need, especially those who took refuge in the Urfa Refugee camp, which was established by Qatar Charity a year ago after the disaster to serve as a shelter for the affected. Qatar Charity's role goes beyond providing housing; it has also delivered essential furniture to each family benefiting from the project, aiming to help them overcome this situation and resume their daily lives. This project was welcomed by the beneficiaries, especially the refugees affected by the disaster. In this context, Mrs. Um Yazan, a mother of three orphans, said, “I have been a refugee in Turkey for 10 years, and we had to stay in an orphanage. After the earthquake, the orphanage management informed us that the building was damaged, and we couldn't return to it. I contacted Qatar Charity, which sponsors my children, and helped me find a home. The rent for a full year was paid, in addition to providing furniture. I am grateful to Qatar’s generous people who turned my dream of living in a home with my children into a reality." It is worth mentioning that finding a house for the earthquake victims was a significant challenge, especially after the displacement of thousands from their homes and cities. This led to a surge in rental prices.

27.02.2024 22:50 Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye Source: World Health Organization How do health workers respond when a massive earthquake hits the city they live in? What is the immediate response and what comes second? What is the role of the World Health Organization in a large-scale natural disaster like the one that struck Türkiye and Syria approximately a year ago? The February 2023 earthquakes quickly became an unprecedented challenge for the WHO team in Gaziantep – a border city between the 2 countries and the location from which WHO operates its cross-border operations into northwest Syria. From the very onset of the response, it was clear that WHO’s staff needed to leverage creativity and embrace unconventional solutions to overcome the many challenges and extent of the earthquakes’ impact – on both sides of the border. The first 48–72 hours “Immediately after the earthquake hit, it became obvious that we needed to distribute all our prepositioned supplies, so that trauma kits and other essential medicines could reach as many people as possible,” says Dr Abdul Baki Mahmoud, WHO’s Technical Officer, who was one of the coordinators of the earthquake response for displaced people in Gaziantep. “During the first 48–72 hours we were sending out supplies and, at the same time, trying to ensure that our families as well as many of our colleagues, who were also victims of the disaster, were safe,” Dr Mahmoud recalls. What then followed was to ensure mental health services for the survivors as well as for the responders; another priority that became obvious in the very first hours after the devastating earthquake. Chronic conditions turn life-threatening When emergencies disrupt health systems, responders working on the ground need to find innovative ways to help the especially vulnerable among those impacted: people with diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and other noncommunicable diseases . That was also the case in the aftermath of the earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria. “About one week after the disaster, we organized a more systematic meeting of WHO technical working groups in Gaziantep to reorganize our supply lines, activate our mobile teams and determine other urgent needs. At that point in time, preventing and treating noncommunicable diseases became one of our key focus areas,” explains Dr Mahmoud. NCDs, such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases, account for 90% of all deaths in the WHO European Region. Many of them are manageable and can be controlled when infrastructure is intact and health systems are up and running. But when emergencies hit and access to essential medication is disrupted, NCDs can quickly become an urgent life-threatening hazard. “WHO's innovative approach extended beyond the immediate earthquake response. Based on learnings from the broader humanitarian context, we leveraged a coordination system that draws on technical working groups to facilitate the harmonization and organization of health interventions,” says Rosa Crestani, Head of WHO’s Gaziantep Office. In search of innovative solutions The one element of the response that proved crucial for its success and reach, drawing heavily on years of experience of cross-border support from southern Türkiye into Syria, was innovation. “The agile response to the disaster's aftermath in Gaziantep is a valuable case study for WHO,” Ms Crestani explains, for the very reason that the disaster forced WHO teams to search for innovative solutions, push beyond conventional practices, and adapt rapidly to an ever-changing situation. In the critical initial phase of the emergency, WHO switched from the traditional model of predetermined and centralized distribution of standardized supply packages to a so-called expression-of-interest system, empowering partner organizations on the ground to request urgently needed specific medicines and supplies. This approach ensured that the most essential items for immediate use were prioritized. Addressing what’s often overlooked With increased dialysis needs after the earthquakes, the Dialysis Task Force is another example of WHO's flexible approach in times of crises. Partnering with external experts, such as from Johns Hopkins University, and being directly accountable to WHO, the Task Force implemented a quality improvement project for dialysis centres, with task force members coordinating and constantly reviewing each step. This project ensures continuity of care for dialysis patients, a vulnerable group often overlooked in emergencies. At the same time, it enabled a rapid re-establishment of services as well as a capacity to meet increased demand for patients with crush syndrome – a severe systemic manifestation of trauma and ischemia due to a prolonged crushing of tissues. The aim was to constantly improve the services, concludes Ms Crestani.

27.02.2024 14:20 Country: Türkiye Sources: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies, Turkish Red Crescent Society, World Food Programme Please refer to the attached file. Following the two massive earthquakes that struck southeastern Türkiye on February 2023, UN WFP and Türk Kızılay KIZILAYKART jointly studied a Minimum Expenditure Basket ¹ methodology and analysis to contribute to emergency response programs to quantify and inform basic needs. Almost 1 year after the earthquake, rapid response operations are still underway in the most affected areas. According to pre-earthquake population data and field assessments, the average earthquake-affected household comprises five individuals, including two children and three adults. The food segment of the Minimum Expenditure Basket covers expenses related to a nutritionally balanced diet, while costs associated with health, shelter, education, transportation, and communication are calculated according to Sphere standards. The monthly calculations are using Consumption Price Index data provided by the TURKSTAT². The cost of MEB experienced an increase of 6.85 percent from December 2023 to January 2024, reaching 2,506 TRY per individual and 12,531 TRY for a household of five. The components that have the highest share that constitute the MEB are food and rent, and the increase in the MEB amount in January 2024 is driven by the increase in the cost of these two components. There was a 3.56 percent increase in food expenditure and an 11.46 percent increase in rent expenditure. The inflation rate has an upward trajectory, standing at 64.86 percent annually, while the monthly inflation rate is recorded at 6.70 percent.

23.02.2024 16:20 Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file.

22.02.2024 13:50 Country: Türkiye Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file. Chair: Mine Gültekin and Ebru Bekir Attendance: 89 participants from 32 organizations, composing UN, national and international NGOs. Protection Sector Coordinator shared the following updates: • Hadi Alamli has recently joined the UNHCR Gaziantep Sub-Office and will be supporting the Inter-Agency and Coordination Unit as of January 2024. Sector members can reach out Hadi Alamli via alamli@unhcr.org. • Ebru Bekir has assumed the role of the new co-chair of the Protection Sector. Sector members can get in touch with her through ebru.bekir@sgdd-asam.org. • Protection Sector meetings will be conducted monthly via a hybrid modality. Sector members are invited to join the meetings at the UNHCR Gaziantep Sub-Office as well. • The Protection Sector Planning Workshop took place in Gaziantep between 27-28 November 2023. Protection Sector Coordinator will provide an overview of the planned activities for 2024, discuss the way forward, and seek input from sector members upon the finalization of the workshop report. • There are currently nine coordination meetings conducted in Southeast Türkiye provinces. Plans are underway to extend similar coordination meetings to Mersin starting March 2024. Provincial Protection Sector meetings are set to continue in Adiyaman, Kahramanmaras, Hatay, and Malatya. The meetings are held face-to-face on a monthly basis.

22.02.2024 13:50 Country: Türkiye Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file. Chair: Mine Gültekin and Hadi Alamli Attendance: 60 participants from 26 organizations, composing UN, national and international NGOs. Protection Sector Coordinator shared the following updates: • With reference to the recent survey, members decided that Protection Sector Meetings will be held monthly in a hybrid modality from this week. • SET Protection Sector Planning Workshop will be organized on 27-28 November in Gaziantep. • MoFSS will organize a workshop with NGOs where the relevant DGs will have a thematic group to discuss the issues related to case referrals. The event will take place on 30 November-1 December in Kahramanmaraş with participation of MoFSS officials, UN Agencies and I/NGOs. • The first session of the Legal Webinars on IP-TP Status and Child Protection was carried out with 190 participants from 50 organizations on 15 November. The following webinars will be on the following dates: o 22 November: Data Protection and GBV o 29 November: Rental Disputes & Evictions and Legal Aid • The first ABC Advocacy and Outreach Task Team Meeting was carried out on 7 November. Priority areas by sectors were identified. Participating members were asked to contribute further to priority areas: o Sector members emphasized the need for advocacy for the ones who missed the application deadline for containers, prioritizing the vulnerable households/individuals, particularly in Hatay and Kahramanmaraş within the context of shelter sector. o Young people disproportionately affected by the earthquake in the region are not adequately involved in the programming which results in their needs not being addressed. Specialized service models or a comprehensive policy package targeting young people are not available and a rights-based advocacy is needed. o A functioning referral pathway should be established in the former Adıyaman TAC with the MoFSS. • TRC ESSN Regional Coordinator provided updates on the ESSN program. According to the dynamic analyses, men between 19-59 ages are no longer included as eligible for ESSN support. This group will be supported with job matching services provided in Community Centers within the scope of socio-economic empowerment.

21.02.2024 21:11 Country: Türkiye Sources: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies, Shelter Cluster Please refer to the attached file. 1. INTRODUCTION Following the Kahramanmaraş earthquakes and the formal scale-up activation of the humanitarian clusters, IFRC convened the Shelter Sector and mobilised humanitarian partners to respond to the large-scale shelter needs of the affected population in coordination with the Government of Türkiye. As the shelter response progressed well into recovery, increasingly aligning with the scope and coordination mechanism of the pre-earthquake 3RP, it was agreed to hand over the leadership of the Shelter Sector Türkiye from IFRC to UNHCR, effective from January 2024 onwards, in accordance with the Global Shelter Cluster co-leadership commitments. This report reflects the findings of the consultation with Shelter Sector membership, rolled out under the Cluster Coordination Performance Monitoring process, to inform and streamline the Shelter Sector coordination role. The CCPM consultation process focused on the core coordination functions, and the results were followed by participatory discussions1 to analyse coordination strengths, weaknesses, capture the sector’s membership thinking on the solutions for the way forward, anticipate the transition of Shelter Sector leadership from IFRC to UNHCR.

21.02.2024 21:11 Countries: Afghanistan, Iran , Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file. Türkiye hosts the world’s largest refugee population for the ninth consecutive year, with over 3.6 million refugees and asylum-seekers. Türkiye’s refugee response is based on a comprehensive legal framework including the law on Foreigners and International Protection and the 2014 Temporary Protection Regulation. UNHCR co-leads with UNDP the multi-stakeholder response under the Regional Refugee Resilience Plan and chairs the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework Migration, International Protection and Harmonization Results Group. HIGHLIGHTS Earthquake Emergency Response UNHCR supported the Government of Türkiye and local authorities by providing over 2.9 million core relief items and shelter materials. UNHCR’s close collaboration with the Presidency of Migration Management to respond to the needs of refugees affected by the earthquakes is ongoing. Communication with Communities UNHCR disseminated earthquake-related information in multiple languages through its Counseling Line and Help page, while remaining in contact with communities and refugee-led organisations to understand needs and provide assistance. Specific Needs Fund UNHCR provides one-off specific needs cash assistance for earthquake survivors, directly, and through eight partners. Over 43,900 individuals have benefitted from this assistance as of September 2023.

16.02.2024 21:51 Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye Source: Rotary Rotary members continue to provide relief a year later to those affected By Arnold R. Grahl A year after the most powerful earthquake in nearly a century devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, Rotary members have helped people rebuild with container homes for hundreds of families, hospital equipment, and other essential support. A special disaster relief fund created by The Rotary Foundation, now closed to contributions, raised more than US$2 million from donors around the world and funded about 60 grants that have allowed Rotary members to provide shelter, medical care, and other necessities. The earthquake on 6 February 2023 killed more than 55,000 people and affected 15 million others across southern Turkey and northern Syria. Hundreds of thousands of people are still living in temporary settlements in Turkey and are enduring a second winter without homes or access to clean water and sanitation facilities. In Syria, the earthquake exacerbated a humanitarian crisis where millions of people were already in need due to conflict, economic crisis, and epidemics. Many clubs and districts have organized humanitarian initiatives guided by Rotarians in the affected areas. The three districts in Turkey worked together to implement projects totaling US$10 million. Immediately after the earthquake, Rotarians in Turkey set up three tent cities to provide temporary shelter for 2,000 families. The districts have since used US$50,000 disaster response grants coupled with other funds to establish two container cities while providing support for a third container city built by the local government in Ankara. Each container city includes units from large shipping containers for 110 families equipped with beds, mattresses, air conditioning units, water heaters, refrigerators, toilets, a bathtub, and kitchens. The Rotarians also built mobile kindergartens and prefabricated schools, a medical clinic, and a laundry facility in or near the container cities. Refik Kutluer, president of the Rotary Club of Ankara International, says his club arranged for six children whose limbs were amputated from injuries suffered in the earthquake to receive prosthetic limbs at hospitals in the United States. The treatments were provided at no cost to the families. “All these children have returned home and are again able to walk,” Kutluer says. “They continue to express their gratitude to Rotary saying that after the earthquake, they felt hopeless, but now they have been restored to life.” The Ankara International club also provided a mobile science laboratory and classroom for Ata College, almost completely destroyed by the earthquake. The school lost 26 students, two teachers, and two staff members in the quake. Classes are being held in prefabricated buildings. “All the students are earthquake victims trying to heal while attending classes,” Kutluer says. “The school is like a home to them, and they are thankful for those who have reached out with love and respect.” Rotary and Rotaract members have also purchased essential equipment for a hospital in Antakya. Using two US$50,000 grants, District 2430 provided an ultrasound machine that hospital administrators requested as well as equipment to perform colonoscopies and endoscopies. A year after the earthquakes, Rotary members are continuing to respond. - February 2024

15.02.2024 20:31 Countries: Sweden, Türkiye Source: UN Development Programme Please refer to the attached files. New structure was funded by Sweden and built by UNDP as part of a partnership with Union of Turkish Bar Associations to expand access to justice for vulnerable groups Hatay – 15 February 2024 – The United Nations Development Programme , the Union of Turkish Bar Associations and the Ministry of Justice today opened a new headquarters building for the Hatay Bar Association, which lost its premises in the devastating earthquakes that hit in February 2023. The new building will help to restore legal aid provision to thousands of earthquake survivors in Hatay who lost property or suffered injuries in the disaster and are often unaware of their legal rights. The new two-story 498-square-meter earthquake-resistant structure was constructed by UNDP in just three months with US$328,000 in financial support from Sweden. The funding came from the final phase of a longstanding joint initiative of UNDP, UTBA and the Ministry of Justice aimed at expanding and improving legal aid services, with particular support directed at survivors of gender-based violence. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in central Hatay today with the participation of the Swedish Ambassador Malena Mård, UNDP Resident Representative Louisa Vinton, UTBA President Erinç Sağkan, and Hatay Bar Association President Erhan Nizamoğlu. “Sweden is proud to be funding these new premises,” said Ambassador Mård. “Legal aid is a vital resource in normal times and has become doubly so in the wake of the disaster, which hit Hatay particularly hard.” More than 27,000 people died in the earthquakes in Hatay, and 71 percent of all buildings were damaged, with 48 percent of structures either collapsing or suffering sufficient damage as to require demolition. The destruction of housing resulted in massive displacement, with some 300,000 people or 18 percent of the pre-disaster population currently living in container cities, tents or other temporary accommodation. “Along with the destruction, the disaster has generated vast uncertainty about property rights and compensation,” said UNDP’s Vinton. “It has also created new risks for vulnerable people and increased the prevalence of violence against women. We trust the new center will help address these needs.” “The earthquakes have dramatically increased the caseload for legal aid providers precisely at a time when the bar associations that are tasked with delivering them lack the resources to provide the services needed,” said UTBA’s Sağkan. “The new premises in Hatay are a first step towards filling this gap.” The handover of the new structure concludes a joint initiative dating back to 2015. The results achieved included the establishment of six “victims of violence support centers” in Samsun, Balıkesir, Denizli, Antalya, Mardin and Rize to serve women at risk of gender-based violence; the training of 420 lawyers to provide specialized legal aid services to individuals subjected to violence; and the creation of an online learning management system to be used by the UTBA in training lawyers to assist victims of violence. During her visit to Hatay, the Swedish Ambassador also met with a number of small business owners who received “earthquake recovery grants” in 2023 under a program implemented by UNDP with Swedish funding. In all, Sweden contributed US$15 million to UNDP to support earthquake recovery efforts. UNDP distributed US$10 million of this funding to 4,616 entrepreneurs in all 11 earthquake-affected provinces. Swedish funding was also used to expand care service provision to the elderly and persons with disabilities and to help municipalities improve waste management. For more information: Esra Özçeşmeci, Communications Associate for UNDP in Türkiye, esra.ozcesmeci@undp.org Mustafa Umut Dulun, Communications Associate for UNDP in Türkiye, umut.dulun@undp.org UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the ground in 177 countries and territories, we offer global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations. For more information: .

14.02.2024 19:30 Country: Türkiye Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations Heavy rainfall has been affecting southern and eastern Türkiye, since 13 February, causing floods and landslides that have resulted in casualties and damage. According to media reports, as of 14 February, one person died, at least 900 people have been rescued and several bridges and roads have been destroyed due to floods in Antalya City in central Antalya Province. In addition, media report nine missing people due to a landslide that occurred at 11.30 UTC on 13 February in Iliç Town, Erzincan Province in Eastern Türkiye. Over the next 24 hours, more rainfall is expected over Türkiye with locally very heavy rainfall over the southern and eastern parts of the Country.

13.02.2024 17:10 Country: Türkiye Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file.

13.02.2024 17:10 Countries: Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye Source: Theirworld A programme supported by Theirworld reached thousands of children - many of them refugees - who were affected by the disaster that struck Turkey. One year ago today, two massive earthquakes rocked southern Turkey. They killed more than 50,000 people, damaged or destroyed 230,000 buildings and left huge numbers of children – many of them Syrian refugees – traumatised and struggling to cope. The disaster “had a huge effect on my kids,” said Amina, a 35-year-old mother from the city of Şanlıurfa. “They were afraid and shocked, they lost their appetite. If a spoon fell it would scare them. It had a huge impact on them.” But an emergency programme supported by Theirworld provided psychological aid to traumatised children. The Turkish organisation Maya Vakfi set up mobile teams of psychologists and social workers to identify affected children and give them essential support, including innovative approaches such as creative arts therapy. Ezgi Berktaş, Programs Coordinator at Maya Vakfi, said: “The project offers access to art-based mental health care, including structured group sessions and individualised support for children. These sessions include art therapy, dance and movement therapy, and music therapy.” As well as in-person and online sessions for children, Maya Vakfi held dozens of parenting events for more than 700 people in Şanlıurfa and Hatay province. The changes in some of the children were dramatic. “My son attended a few sessions and the improvement was immense – I would say up to 90%,” said Amina. “He became more secure and less afraid, his self-confidence increased. 2,270 Children and adults reached directly by Maya Vakfi’s emergency programme - with another 6,000 reached indirectly. “I want him to be full of self-confidence to pass it to the future generations. These psychological support sessions are not just for him in his childhood, they are also for his grandchildren.” Syrian refugee Hanah, a 32-year-old mother of four, agrees. She said: “My kids were terrified a lot. My son Fadil was the one who suffered the most. “He benefitted a lot, his psychological state changed completely. After the sessions, he doesn’t say a lot but I see him – his movements at home, everything has changed. Even his situation in school has gotten better.” Refugee children often live with trauma that can lead them to become aggressive, isolated or unfocused. Theirworld had previously supported Maya Vakfi’s Trauma Informed Schools programme, which helped more than 1,000 teachers provide tailored psychosocial support to 5,000 Syrian refugee and Turkish students. But last year’s earthquakes meant an emergency programme of psychological first aid was required. One of the children it reached is Khaliq, a 12-year-old Syrian refugee from Şanlıurfa who lives with his parents and nine siblings. "I need to be strong. If he sees me strong, he will be stronger." Hanah, talking about her son Fadil He said the Maya Vakfi sessions “have helped me a lot … they treated us very well, they are lovely and I love them a lot. The support was a great help to us.” Eight-year-old Nizam, another Syrian refugee, said: “We had a lot of fun, they gave us activities and taught us things.” His favourite part? “That we don’t allow anyone to bully us, to have self-confidence.”

13.02.2024 17:10 Countries: Afghanistan, Iran , Iraq, Syrian Arab Republic, Türkiye Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Please refer to the attached file. Cash-Based Interventions Technical Working Group published this document to share a summary of the findings of Mapping of CBIs in Türkiye covering relevant cash assistance programmes in 2022 and projects planned to continue into 2023. It should be noted that the mapping exercise was completed before 6 February 2023 earthquakes in the southeast Türkiye affecting the whole country. For this reason, the mapping exercise could not cover the repercussions of the earthquake relevant to CBIs in Türkiye. Considering that the earthquakes have deeply affected the humanitarian aid context in Türkiye in all its aspects including those related to cash assistance provision, the summary note below is not aimed to be an exhaustive analysis of the current context. Further findings of the mapping and detailed programme information can be found on the online interactive dashboard, available in . Purpose: The objective of this mapping exercise was to better discern the current coverage of CBI programmes in Türkiye for the period of 2022-23 and to identify gaps and areas for further harmonisation and improvement by providing the opportunity to conduct sectoral and geographic analyses. Also, its aim is to serve as a reference tool based on its being a comprehensive glossary of CBI projects in Turkey and to further promote CBI mainstreaming in the country through this role. Methodology: Based on the evolving conditions and needs, the mapping survey is revised on a yearly basis. Partners’ focal points are provided with the relevant trainings on completing the updated surveys who then enter their CBI project data on ActivityInfo platform based on which the mapping analyses are constructed.