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Solidarity in emergencies 4 March 2024
Solidarity Beyond Borders: Updates on Eğitim Sen's Earthquake Relief Efforts

Education International (EI) organized a webinar on 22 February to update affiliates on the solidarity efforts by Eğitim Sen, EI's union Türkiye, following the February 2023 earthquake. The webinar featured speakers from Eğitim Sen, EI Executive Board members Johanna Astrand and Maike Finnern, and was moderated by EI General Secretary...
Solidarity Beyond Borders: Updates on Eğitim Sen's Earthquake Relief Efforts
Democracy 17 October 2023
Türkiye: Education International demands an immediate halt to the attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria and Iraq

Education International (EI) called upon the Turkish authorities to immediately cease cross border airstrikes in Kurdish-controlled locations.
Türkiye: Education International demands an immediate halt to the attacks on Northern and Eastern Syria and Iraq
Leading the profession 11 April 2023
EI solidarity mission to Türkiye: Educators and unionists on the frontlines

An Education International delegation visited the earthquake-affected area in Turkiye, meeting with teachers, unionists, volunteers, and local leaders to deliver a message of solidarity and convey condolences for the terrible losses suffered, but also to take stock of the scale of the destruction and the needs on the ground in...
EI solidarity mission to Türkiye: Educators and unionists on the frontlines
Solidarity in emergencies 22 March 2023
Türkiye: International solidarity brings relief to educators, students, and populations affected by the earthquake

In a conversation with Education International Osman Işçi, of the Turkish union Eğitim Sen, shared the experience of educators on the ground and stressed the importance of international solidarity in responding to the devastation.
Türkiye: International solidarity brings relief to educators, students, and populations affected by the earthquake
News 17 March 2023
Cyprus mourns the loss of a school sports team in the Turkish earthquake

Among the hundreds of thousands of stories of death and tragedy from the earthquake which hit Türkiye and Syria, the loss of a school volleyball team from Northern Cyprus has brought great sorrow to the education community.
Cyprus mourns the loss of a school sports team in the Turkish earthquake
Solidarity in emergencies 17 March 2023
Executive Board Resolution on the Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria

On February 6th, Türkiye and Syria were struck by a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that left tens of thousands dead and injured, including hundreds of teachers, support staff, academics and other education workers. Hundreds of schools were destroyed, as well as several education union buildings in both countries, and the...
Executive Board Resolution on the Earthquakes in Türkiye and Syria