Emergency aid is pouring into southeastern Turkey after Monday’s earthquakes, but why is it so much harder for aid to reach northern Syria? Both sides of the border have been devastated by the disaster, which struck after years of conflict and displacement. With the death toll rising every day, will Syrians get the international spotlight they need?

In this episode: 
Ammar, NGO worker living in Gaziantep, Turkey
Emad, NGO worker living in Gaziantep
Alper Ilki (@AlperIlki), president of the Turkish Earthquake Foundation and professor at Istanbul Technical University
Dr. Zaher Sahloul (@Sahloul), president and co-founder of MedGlobal

Find ways to donate to the earthquake disaster response here.

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This episode was produced by Miranda Lin with Amy Walters and our host, Malika Bilal. Chloe K. Li, Ashish Malhotra, Amy Walters and Alexandra Locke fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Andy Greiner and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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Emergency aid is pouring into southeastern Turkey after Monday’s earthquakes, but why is it so much harder for aid to reach northern Syria? Both sides of the border have been devastated by the disaster, which struck after years of conflict and displacement. With the death toll rising every day, will Syrians get the international spotlight they need?
In this episode: 
<ul>
<li>Ammar, NGO worker living in Gaziantep, Turkey</li>
<li>Emad, NGO worker living in Gaziantep</li>
<li>Alper Ilki (<a href="https://twitter.com/AlperIlki">@AlperIlki</a>), president of the Turkish Earthquake Foundation and professor at Istanbul Technical University</li>
<li>Dr. Zaher Sahloul (<a href="https://twitter.com/sahloul">@Sahloul</a>), president and co-founder of MedGlobal</li>
</ul>
Find ways to donate to the earthquake disaster response <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/8/how-to-donate-to-turkey-and-syria-earthquake-disaster-response">here</a>.
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Miranda Lin with Amy Walters and our host, Malika Bilal. Chloe K. Li, Ashish Malhotra, Amy Walters and Alexandra Locke fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Andy Greiner and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
Connect with us:
@AJEPodcasts on <a href="https://twitter.com/AJEPodcasts">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajepodcasts/">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AJEPodcasts">Facebook</a>

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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