The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative has been leading Harvard's response to the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria. Together with the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs, HHI has assembled information about what the University and members of the Harvard community are doing in response to the disaster,...

With the permission of Harvard University President Lawrence Bacow, we are sharing the message he sent to the Center for Middle Eastern Studies Director on Wednesday, February 15.... Read more about Message from President Bacow Regarding the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria

Hundreds of Harvard affiliates signed an open letter asking for the University to raise awareness to earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria last week, killing tens of thousands of people in the regions.... Read more about Hundreds of Affiliates Call on Harvard to Respond to Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria in Open Letter

Harvard students from Turkey and Syria are scrambling to learn fates of family and friends and raise awareness and funds for aid and recovery. Read the full story in the Harvard Gazette.

Early in the morning of February 6, a series of massive earthquakes caused devastating damage in Turkey and Syria. CMES mourns the thousands of lives lost in this disaster. Local and international rescue and relief efforts are underway. In addition to well-known organizations, the following agencies, well-established in the area, are in urgent need of support.... Read more about Support for Earthquake Relief Efforts in Turkey and Syria

In a special episode of the Ottoman History Podcast, Sam Dolbee and CMES Academic Programs Manager and Associate Director of the AM Program Jesse Howell, History and MES PhD '17, travel by bike along the Ćiro Trail from Dubrovnik in Croatia to Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where they meet fellow Ottoman historian Marijana Mišević, History and MES PhD '22. Along the way, they consider the legacy and traces of early modern Ottoman...