Türkiye was hit by a series of devastating earthquakes in February 2023. Even for an earthquake-prone region, the disaster was unprecedented in its scope and the magnitude of the destruction it caused. Fatalities to date number 50,000; 3.3 million people have been displaced; and 2.3 million people are being sheltered in tent camps and container settlements. Urban and rural structures lie in ruins across an enormous sweep of land encompassing 11 provinces - Kahramanmaraş, Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Adana, Adıyaman, Osmaniye, Hatay, Kilis, Malatya and Elazığ - which cover a vast area in southern and southeast Türkiye with a population of more than 15 million. This region is not only less wealthy than the rest of the country; it also hosts half of the 3.7 million displaced Syrians who have taken refuge in Türkiye over the past ten years.