This Working Paper presents a cross-Directorate Report on the economic, budgetary, regulatory and urbanpolicy implications of the earthquakes which struck the Marmara and Bolu areas of Turkey on 17 August and 12 November 1999. The earthquakes caused high casualties and significant material damage to property, with severe effects on economic activity. The Report traces the factors underlying Turkey’s vulnerability to earthquake damage, along a known active fault line, to deficiencies in risk identification procedures and risk-reduction methods, as well as to the absence of risk transfer and financing techniques. It suggests that these deficiencies may stem from the nature of recent Turkish economic development, which has been driven by the n...
This study investigates the relationship between fatality and magnitude, energy released, time of ea...
Natural hazards, especially earthquakes, cause disasters when they hit large settlements such as met...
Seismic risk is the first source of life and economical losses in Turkey. Located on the North Anato...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of a natural disaster on a developing countr...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of a natural disaster on a developing countr...
Turkey was devastated by a series of powerful earthquakes in February 2023, which resulted in substa...
Turkey ranks high among countries that have suffered centuries of loss of life and property due to e...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of a natural disaster on a developing countr...
Earthquakes are one of the major disasters that require a holistic approach in crisis management str...
The 1999 earthquakes occurred in Turkey caused destructions in every field and level in nation wide ...
This paper addresses the question of whether the Marmara Earthquake of August 17, 1999 has had an i...
The paper examines the severity of earthquakes in Turkey along with different timelines and numerous...
Tez (Yüksek Lisans) -- İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, 2006Thesis (M.Sc.) -- ...
Turkey is a one of the countries vulnerable to earthquakes. $96\%$ of the whole land lies on the fir...
The city of Istanbul will likely experience substantial direct and indirect losses as a result of a ...
This study investigates the relationship between fatality and magnitude, energy released, time of ea...
Natural hazards, especially earthquakes, cause disasters when they hit large settlements such as met...
Seismic risk is the first source of life and economical losses in Turkey. Located on the North Anato...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of a natural disaster on a developing countr...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of a natural disaster on a developing countr...
Turkey was devastated by a series of powerful earthquakes in February 2023, which resulted in substa...
Turkey ranks high among countries that have suffered centuries of loss of life and property due to e...
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impacts of a natural disaster on a developing countr...
Earthquakes are one of the major disasters that require a holistic approach in crisis management str...
The 1999 earthquakes occurred in Turkey caused destructions in every field and level in nation wide ...
This paper addresses the question of whether the Marmara Earthquake of August 17, 1999 has had an i...
The paper examines the severity of earthquakes in Turkey along with different timelines and numerous...
Tez (Yüksek Lisans) -- İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, 2006Thesis (M.Sc.) -- ...
Turkey is a one of the countries vulnerable to earthquakes. $96\%$ of the whole land lies on the fir...
The city of Istanbul will likely experience substantial direct and indirect losses as a result of a ...
This study investigates the relationship between fatality and magnitude, energy released, time of ea...
Natural hazards, especially earthquakes, cause disasters when they hit large settlements such as met...
Seismic risk is the first source of life and economical losses in Turkey. Located on the North Anato...