My name is Sabri. I live in the United States, I was born in Holland but my father was Turkish and half of my family resides in Turkey. On February 6th, I got the terrible news that a 7.8-level earthquake hit several parts of Turkey and Syria. And specifically, where my entire Turkish family lives, Iskenderun.

The overall earthquake affected 10 provinces of the country. The current death toll (February 11) has passed 25,000 and is still rising with thousands more injured and has left hundreds of thousands homeless, including my family. For them, this happened in the middle of the night at 4:00 AM, and with no time to prepare, they left their homes with nothing but the clothes on their backs.

And now my family in Iskenderun and the surrounding families in that area have been left with very little. One of my family members was able to stay in one small house with 24 people, but currently, they can no longer fit any more people so the rest are either sleeping in cars or are just completely homeless. Items such as water, food, diapers, hygiene products, etc. are extremely difficult to get at the moment and with the ensuing chaos of the entire country, it is slow to resolve in their area.

All the funds will go directly to my family and their surrounding neighbors in Iskenderun, Turkey to help get basic supplies, rebuild, and/or relocate to a safer location. Thank you in advance for any help you provide my family and all of those who have been affected by this terrible disaster. Please see below for the photos my family sent in. We plan to update this page with updates on them as we are able to help.

PHOTOS FROM MY FAMILY IN ISKENDERUN

WHAT ISKENDERUN LOOKED LIKE BEFORE

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