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On February 6, southeastern Türkiye was hit by two massive earthquakes (7.7 and 7.6 in magnitude) within 9 hours, directly impacting 15 million people in 10 major cities. I am lost in tears, like it has happened many times during the past 5 days in my temporary isolation in Chicago, as I am witnessing the rescuing of a 2-month old infant at the 128th hour after the first hit.

My family and immediate connections are safe, but southeast Türkiye and northwest Syria are not. The size of the impacted area is too big, unheard of before, almost as big as the entire England. More than 20 thousand people lost their lives in Türkiye as of this writing, and the death toll keeps rising by the hour.

I am thankful to so many who have reached out expressing their support, particularly to my students with big hearts at #chicagobooth. Rescue operations continue in difficult winter conditions, and there is a long path to recovery. The entire country with additional support from friends around the globe poured in to help in all forms. If you are also looking for ways to help the rescue and recovery operations, please consider donating through the following channels:

1- AFAD (Central government authority organizing all help efforts): https://lnkd.in/e-kcJ6nQ (Bank transfer options)

2- Kizilay (Turkish Red Crescent): https://lnkd.in/e4CsCTYA (Easy online donation)

3- AHBAP NGO: https://lnkd.in/eWaGUC5h (Easy online donation)

4- Diyanet-America (American branch of Turkish Religious Authority): https://diyanetamerica.org/help (Easy online donation)

5- TARF Chicago (Turkish-American Religious Foundation; many Chicagoan friends are actively working with this group): [email protected] (Zelle account for direct US bank transfers)

6- Zakat Foundation (A Chicago-based NGO who is very active around the globe for all sorts of help and relief for those in need): https://www.zakat.org/turkey-earthquake-2023 (Easy online donation)