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THE CLOSE TRUTH

GREAT MARMARA EARTHQUAKE

Seventy per cent of Fault. They are called a magnitude of 7.5 thousand of them are in An earthquake of this
Turkey’s population lives in segments because of could kill an average Istanbul. Within 5 years, magnitude, can cause a
earthquake zones. A part their different geological, of 14,000 people if it we will ensure their derailment, no matter how
of the North Anatolian geophysical and tectonic occurs at night and transformation.” strong, your metro line or
Fault Line, which cuts properties. There are 12,500 people if it occurs construction is, because,
the north of the country two big segments that during daylight hours. EARTHQUAKE CAN BE metro lines operated
from east to west, passes are expected to affect In such an earthquake, PREDICTED 8 SECONDS on rail systems can be
under the Marmara Sea. Istanbul. One of them is the 8 thousand people are IN ADVANCE slowed down and stopped.
The Mürefte Earthquake Central Marmara segment. expected to be seriously Infrastructure works for
occurred on 9 August 1912 The other is the Islands injured. In addition to this Tayfun Kahraman, Head these ara currently being
at the western end of the segment.” number, approximately 40 of IBB Department carried out.
North Anatolian Fault Line thousand more people will of Earthquake Risk
and the Gölcük Earthquake In 2004, US geophysicist need to be hospitalised. Management and Urban “However, despite the
occurred on 17 August Tom Parsons conducted Improvement, says that problems in infrastructure,
1999 at the eastern end, one of the most important URBAN they have designed an we are developing other
and the middle section of studies on the timing of TRANSFORMATION early warning system solutions. For example, we
the line was stressed. It earthquakes to date. PROJECTS together with Kandilli are developing solutions
is now expected that the According to Parsons, Observatory. This system to transer groundwater in
centre of the fault line will there is a 62 per cent In 2012, an urban will notify the earthquake Istanbul to Gathering and
also break and the “Great probability that an transformation project was at most 8 seconds in tempory shelter areas with
Marmara Earthquake” will earthquake larger than 7 launched across Turkey. advance. an earthquake-resistant
occur. In short, the most will occur in the Marmara Urban transformation system.”
important reason for Sea by 2034. projects have been “Early warning is not a very
expecting an earthquake in completed in hundreds likely situation for Istanbul,” Sources:
Istanbul is the earthquakes LOSS OS LIFE of thousands of buildings, Kahraman said, explaining
that occurred in this region especially government the reason for this as ¸ https://www.bbc.
in the last 100 years. The rate of loss of life offices, schools and follows: com/turkce/haberler-
and injuries resulting hospitals. Work continues. turkiye-53790449
It is not certain in which from an earthquake Because Istanbul and
segment of this fault line varies depending on the Murat Kurum, Minister the fault line where the ¸ https://twitter.com/
the earthquake will occur, magnitude, location and of Environment and earthquake is expected are nacigorur
but Prof. Dr. Eser Çaktı, time of the earthquake, the Urbanisation, said on 17 very close to each other.
Head of the Department ground and the durability August 2020, “Since 2012, After the S waves, the ¸ https://depremzemin.
of Earthquake Engineering of the buildings on these we have transformed Pwaves will reach Istanbul ibb.istanbul/
at Boğaziçi University, grounds. Therefore, a 1 million 410 thousand within 7 - 8 seconds at calismalarimiz/
draws attention to two clear loss of life estimate houses in Turkey. We most at the time of the tamamlanmis-
possibilities: cannot be made for a 7.5 continue our projects to eartquake, which is the calismalar/istanbul-
magnitude earthquake transform risky buildings main destructive waves. ili-olasi-deprem-
“There are some segments scenario. in Istanbul. There are In this case, there is such kayip-tahminlerinin-
in the Marmara Sea. 1.5 million houses in a reality. You connat take guncellenmesi-projesi/
These are tiny little pieces According to the report, Turkey that need urgent very clear measures.
of the North Anatolian an earthquake with transformation. 300