This basket is made of wicker, it comes from Gaziantep in southeastern Turkey and was produced in 2022.
The devastating earthquakes of February 2023 hit Turkey’s southeast part affecting a total of 15 million people, including 1,7 million Syrian refugees living there. The earthquakes that killed more than 50,000 people heavily affected the provinces of Hatay, Kahramanmaras, Malatya and Adiyaman.
Turkey hosts close to 4 million refugees and asylum-seekers, including 3,3 million Syrian refugees. It has been the largest refugee-hosting country worldwide for more than ten years.