Since spring 2016, we have supported thousands of refugees on Turkey’s west coast near Izmir – coordinated from our field office in Çeşme. The sea route from there to the European Union in Greece is only about eight kilometers. For countless people, the small port city became the last stop before crossing to Europe for this reason.
Food, Security and Nutrition (FSN)
- Financing food parcels in Çeşme for refugees
Shelter and Settlement / Notunterkünfte und Siedlungen (SHS)
- Construction of the İmece village, a self-sufficient village that is almost completely self-sufficient
- Financing a multilingual daycare center for 100 children in cooperation with the ISS network in Samandag
- Construction of a livable container village in cooperation with the Turkish football club Galatasaray Istanbul for around 1614 victims of the earthquake
Here you can find our current projects in Turkey.
Here you can find more news about our projects in Turkey.
Two years after the devastating earthquakes in Turkey, STELP opens a daycare center in Hatay together with the ISS network.
After the devastating earthquakes in Turkey in February 2023, many children and young people are still living in difficult conditions. We are supporting our partners from the ISS network in the construction of a multilingual daycare center in Samandag. Now there is good news!
February 6 marks the anniversary of the devastating earthquakes in Syria and Turkey, in which around 60,000 people lost their lives. STELP is supporting reconstruction efforts on the ground.
Lamia Faqirzada-Özal is our supporter on site in Turkey. With the non-profit organization for intercultural social service, we are involved in the areas destroyed by the devastating earthquakes and are building daycare centers in Hatay, among other places.
After the emergency aid provided, the work is now focused on building long-term shelters and support for those affected.
After the earthquakes in Turkey, STELP is building livable container villages together with Galatasaray Istanbul. The village in Kahramanmaraş is currently under construction.
