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Turkey
Turkey: Preparing for earthquakes, Istanbul rattles its apartment dwellers
27 Mar 2013, Atlantic, The
Turkey is considering how to prepare its capital, Istanbul for a potential earthquake. Scientists believe that the North Anatolian Faultline, only 20 miles away from the city, will most probably rupture and destroy two thirds of the city’s apartments, reports The Atlantic...
National Platform
- National Platform Focal Point:
Prime Ministry, Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) - Website:http://www.afad.gov.tr
- Contact:GENERAL DIRECTOR
- Phone:+90 312 258 2323 +90 530 415 7160
- HFA Focal Point:
Prime Ministry, Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) - Website:http://www.afad.gov.tr
- Contact:GENERAL DIRECTOR
- Phone:+90 312 258 2323 +90 530 415 7160
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Turkey: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2011-2013)2013, AFAD, Turkey - gov
- Turkey: National plan of Turkey, 1990-20001989, Turkey - gov
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Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
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| Earthquake* | 1998 | 1,589,600 |  |
| Earthquake* | 1999 | 1,358,953 | |
| Flood | 1998 | 1,240,047 | |
| Earthquake* | 1983 | 834,137 | |
| Earthquake* | 1984 | 375,038 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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- Training for meteorological forecasters13-31 May 2013, Romania
- Second project steering committee meeting: Building resilience to disasters in the Western Balkans and Turkey31 May 2013, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (Skopje)
- Training for meteorological forecasters03-21 Jun 2013, Romania
- Disaster management graduate programITU, Turkey (Istanbul)
- Disaster management non-thesis master programITU
Disaster risk reduction in school curricula: case studies from thirty countries2012, UNICEF; UNESCO
Children and disasters: building resilience through education2011, UNICEF; UNISDR EUR
- Chief of branch, D1Switzerland (Geneva), UNISDR
- Disaster risk reduction adviserUnited Kingdom (London, with up to 90 days overseas travel per year), British Red Cross
- Chief of unit, resource mobilization, P5Switzerland (Geneva), UNISDR
Neighbouring Countries
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