We all know about the catastrophe that has unfolded in Turkey and Syria over the last day or so with the massive earthquake that hit the region and has caused thousands of deaths.

We’re not going to talk about what happened, we’re not going to talk about the deaths, we’re not going to play the blame game in this dispatch or any games with this heart-breaking event.

Instead, the goal of this dispatch is to provide a list of reliable organisations you can donate to if you wish to support the work on the ground.

Where possible, I’ve checked with my contacts in the country to find out if the agency or association was independent and did not have links with the current regimes for those who try to be conscious of these things.

British Red Cross - Independent - Regional

• Turkey - Syria Earthquake Appeal

Rode Kruis - Independent - Regional

• Aardbeving in Turkije en Syrië

Croix Rouge - Indepedent - Regional

• Séisme en Syrie et en Turquie

IFRC - Independent - Regional

• General Donation Link

CARE - Independent - Regional

• Turkey Syria Earthquakes Fund

Molham - Independent - Regional

• Emergency Campaign - Earthquake Response

AKUT - Independent - Turkey

• General Donation link

AHBAP - Independent - Turkey

• Support for Turkey

Turkish Red Crescent - Independent - Turkey

• Pazarcık Earthquake Donation

IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation - Independent - Turkey

• Stand with Turkey

White Helmets - Independent - Syria

• General Donation link

If you have any other recommendations, especially for Syria, please do not hesitate to get in touch, but otherwise I hope that this can help you in some way.