The 2023 Turkey Syria Earthquake
We’re collating resources to support teachers covering the recent devastating earthquake in Turkey. First and foremost, we’ve shared links to anyone who can support NGOs working to help those affected. Additionally, there are links to support teachers in sensitively delivering events such as the earthquake, including advice on supporting the young people affected.
Earthquake Relief
There are many aid agencies providing support to those affected by the recent earthquake that has affected tens of thousands of people in Turkey and Syria, including:
- DEC Turkey Syria Earthquake Appeal
- Save the Children Turkey Syria Earthquake Appeal
- British Red Cross Earthquake Appeal
Please email us if you are aware of other aid agencies providing support or can provide a link for donations to aid agencies.
Support
Teachers
Below we have included links to websites that support teaching events such as this in a considered way. After all, many children from Turkey and Siria are being educated in schools outside of the country and may be in one of your classes.
Supporting young people during the initial response to a disaster
Media
Warning – Some of these videos contain footage you may find distressing.
Sky News – Devastation from Above – An aerial view of the Turkey-Syria earthquake
News Links
BBC
BBC News Turkey – Syria Earthquake Home
Turkey earthquake: Screaming, shaking… how it felt when the quake hit
Turkey earthquake: Where did it hit and why was it so deadly?
Turkey earthquake: Why did so many buildings collapse?
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Fire at Iskenderun port extinguished
Syria: Rescuers search for earthquake survivors in Harem
Turkey earthquake fault lines mapped from space – BBC News
Turkey-Syria earthquake: UK aid appeal raises more than £50m
Turkey quake: President Erdogan accepts some problems with response
Turkey earthquake rescue efforts disrupted by security concerns
Turkey earthquake: Roman-era castle destroyed by quake
Turkey earthquake: Hope as foreign help arrives in quake-ravaged Antakya
US pledges $85m for Turkey-Syria earthquake relief
The Economist (requires a free account)
What made the earthquake in Turkey and Syria so deadly?
The Guardian
The Guardian – Turkey – Syria Earthquake Home
Turkey and Syria earthquake devastation – in pictures
Tuesday briefing: Why the Turkey and Syria earthquake was a catastrophe
Before and after satellite images show scale of earthquake destruction in Turkey
Turkey earthquake death toll prompts questions over building standards
Istanbul stock market shuts to prevent selloff after earthquake
Sky News
Sky News Turkey – Syria Earthquake Home
Turkey-Syria earthquake: Which countries have offered to help and what aid are they providing?
Podcasts
BBC Science in Action – Turkey-Syria Earthquake
Newly available Maxar satellite imagery shows several hundred meters long surface rupture with horizontal displacements up to 4m near Nurdağı, Gaziantep province, Turkey. pic.twitter.com/3JVZTTHrk1
— Nahel Belgherze (@WxNB_) February 9, 2023
The M7.8 earthquake in Türkiye occurred on a strike-slip fault. During this type of faulting event one side of the fault slides horizontally past the other. Things that cross the fault like fences, roads or train tracks are good markers for showing the way the fault moved. https://t.co/uAxHsDnf59 pic.twitter.com/XreVABZnl1
— Wendy Bohon, PhD 🌏 (@DrWendyRocks) February 8, 2023
Why did the earthquakes in Turkey happen? pic.twitter.com/eA91LNZpM0
— Wendy Bohon, PhD 🌏 (@DrWendyRocks) February 7, 2023
An unfolding thread helping us understand the nature of the devastating earthquake affecting Turkey and Syria.
— Alistair Hamill MCCT (@lcgeography) February 6, 2023
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