Türkiye National Platform

History

Studies in order to create a national platform in Türkiye started in 2008, with a committee consisting of the main actors involved in the disaster management structure of the country. In 2009, after a restructuring period and with the establishment of the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority of Türkiye (AFAD), a new authority held the activities. 

The Decision of the Council of Ministers dated 17 January 2011 and numbered 2011/1320 regarding the establishment, duties and Working Principles of the Turkish DRR platform entered into force after being published in the Official Gazette dated 12 February 2011 and numbered 27844. The Turkish DRR platform Directive and the platform member list prepared in accordance with Article 3 of this decision were approved by the ministry in 2018.

Structure

The platform consists of the secretariat, members and working groups. 

The platform members approved by the ministry in 2018 are 73: 

• Public institutions and organizations: 24
• Non-governmental organizations and professional organizations: 15
• Universities: 6
• Local governments: 18
• Private sector: 6
• Media: 4

Mandate

The national platform is a structure that can be operated to make decisions in the field of DRR. 

According to the Directive of the national platform, the tasks of the platform are as follows:

• To contribute to determining the needs for DRR in all areas, providing suggestions, scheduling the studies, monitoring and evaluating the practices, and promoting these studies internationally
• To support more effective use of resources among stakeholders working in the field of disaster hazard and risk reduction
• Including the goal of reducing disaster risks in development policies and plans, monitoring practices and contributing to the determination of priorities
• To support the provision of basic information and data on hazards in order to reduce disaster risks
• To support the production and development of policies and strategies to reduce disaster risks
• To monitor the compliance of DRR activities with the Sendai Framework and reporting the results
• To support efforts to raise public disaster awareness
• To document the experiences gained in the process of DRR, and to share the results nationally and internationally
• To lead the creation of a system that will enable institutions and organizations to share the knowledge and experience they have acquired regarding disaster mitigation through national and international contacts with other institutions and organizations
• To support the development of similar structures in central and local governments regarding DRR

Budget

The budget for meeting expenses and other events of the platform will be covered from the budget of AFAD. Expenditures for the proposed research, project and survey within the scope of the platform will be funded by AFAD or related institutions.